5th Feb 2007 13:18
Alba PLC05 February 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the Alba Plcunderlying issuer of existing ----------------------shares to which voting rightsare attached:------------------------------- 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or n/a see additionalboxes): information-------------------------------------------- ---------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights -------------------------------------------- ---------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights ---------are attached--------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights -------------------------------------------- --------- 3. Full name of person(s) Legal & General Group Plc (Group)subject to the notificationobligation: Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) ------------------------------- ---------------------- 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(if different from 3.): ----------------------------------------------------- 5. Date of the transaction and n/adate on which the threshold is ----------------------crossed or reached:------------------------------- 6. Date on which issuer 02/02/2007notified: ----------------------------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/are Above 5% (Group)crossed or reached: Above 5% (LGIM) Above 3% (L&G) ------------------------------- ---------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of to the Triggeringshares transactionifpossible Number Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of votingusing of Voting shares ix rightsthe ISIN Shares Rights viiiCODE Direct Direct x Indirect Direct Indirect xi Ord GBP 7,703,276 15.06% 7,299,590 7,299,590 863,710 14.24% 1.68% 0.10 (under S-198 on 07 /12/2005) B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date xiii Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights xiv Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 8,163,300 15.92% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)(8,163,300-15.92% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (8,163,300-15.92%=TotalPosition) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) (8,163,300-15.92% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (7,299,590-14.24% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (Direct) (LGAS & LGPL)(5,960,872-11.62%) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) (5,960,872-11.62%) 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 hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional Notification using shares in issue figure of information: 51,256,685 First notification under DTR Sourcebook 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis 15. Contacttelephone number: 020 7528 6742 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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