22nd Dec 2008 15:30
Letter to: The London Stock Exchange plc dated 22 December 2008 Please find below a TR-1 Notifications of Major Interests in Shares in regard to L&G decreasing its shareholding in the Company from 4% to 3% of the issued share capital of Imagination Technologies Group plc
Anthony Llewellyn Company Secretary
From: Imagination Technologies Group plc
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TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
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IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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YES
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
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LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
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LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC) |
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
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17 DECEMBER 2008
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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19 DECEMBER 2008 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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FROM 4% - 3% (L&G)
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8: Notified Details
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares
If possible use ISIN code
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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ORD GBP 0.10
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8,859,627
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8,859,627
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8,980,150
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8,980,150
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3.94
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/ conversion period/date
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No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)
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Percentage of voting rights
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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8,980,150
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3.94
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)(Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (8,980,150 - 3.94% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(8,250,056 - 3.62% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance(Pensions Management) Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)Limited (PMC)(8,250,056 - 3.62% = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited
(Direct) (LGPL)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
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N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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N/A
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13. Additional information:
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NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 227,888,150
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14 Contact name:
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HELEN LEWIS (LGIM)
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 3124 3851
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Related Shares:
Imagination Technologies GroupLegal & General