Holding(s) in Company

20th Nov 2007 13:04

Helphire Group PLC20 November 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of | Helphire Group Plc | ||existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | | |+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|2. Reason for notification - An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification |Legal & General Group Plc | ||obligation: | (L&G) | |+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Legal & General Assurance | || |(Pensions Management) Limited | || | (PMC) | || | | || | Legal & General Assurance | || |Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) | |+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the | 14/11/07 | ||threshold is crossed or reached if different): | | |+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 19/11/07 | |+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 14% -15% (L&G) | |+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|A: Voting rights attached to shares | |+--------+---------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-+|Class/ |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||type of |the Triggering | | ||shares |transaction | | || | | | ||if +----------+----------+----------+-----------------------+--------------------+-+|possible|Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting rights|% of voting rights | ||using |Shares |Voting |shares | | | ||the ISIN| |Rights | | | | ||CODE | | +----------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+-+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | || | | | | | | | | |+--------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+-+|Ord 5p |19,501,591|19,501,591|20,829,554|20,829,554 |Not |15.06 |Not | || | | | | |Specified | |Specified| |+--------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+---------+-+|B: Financial Instruments | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |+---------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------+-+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ Conversion |Number of voting |% of voting| ||financial |date |Period/ Date |rights that may be |rights | ||instrument | | |acquired if the | | || | | |instrument is | | || | | |exercised/ converted. | | |+---------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------+-+| Not Specified |Not | Not Specified |Not Specified |Not | || |Specified | | |Specified | |+---------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------+-+|Total (A+B) | |+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | |+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-+| 20,829,554 | 15.06 | |+-------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+-+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) | ||(Group) (26,324,011 - 19.04% = Total Position) | || | ||Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) | ||Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) | ||(26,324,011 - 19.04% = Total Position) | || | ||Legal & General Investment Management Limited | ||(Indirect) (LGIM) (26,324,011 - 19.04% = Total | ||Position) | || | ||Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (20,829,554 - 15.06% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | || | || | ||Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings | ||(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (15,155,716 | ||(5,673,838-4.10 % = PMC) - 10.96% = LGAS & LGPL) | || | ||Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society | ||Management) Limited (PMC) (5,673,838 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (15,155,716 - | ||4.10% = PMC) 10.96% = LGAS & LGPL) | || | || Legal & General Pensions Limited | || (Direct) (LGPL) | |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|Proxy Voting: | |+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+-+|10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+-+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to | N/A | ||hold: | | |+---------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+-+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting | N/A | ||rights: | | |+------------------------------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-+| 13. Additional information: |Notification using the total voting rights figure| || | of 138,230,839 | || | | || |Please note this notification has been delayed | || |due to the large number of disclosures required | || |by L&G following a substantial amount of new | || |business which has come to L&G in the form of an | || |in-specie transfer. | |+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-+|14. Contact name: | Nick Tilley, Company Secretary | |+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-+|15. Contact telephone number: | 01225 321218 | |+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-+|16 Date | 20 November 2007 | |+--------+------+---+-------+--+-----+----+-+-------+-+-+-+-------+--------+-+---------+-++--------+------+---+-------+--+-----+----+-+-------+-+-+-+-------+--------+-+---------+-+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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