20th Aug 2007 14:20
Barclays PLC20 August 2007 BARCLAYS PLC Notification of Major Interests in Shares TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1.Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Barclays PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 16 August 2007 6. Date on which the issuer notified: 17 August 2007 7. Thresholds(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 4% to 3% 8. Notified Details: 8. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Ord GBP 25p (ISIN CODE: GB0031348658) Situation previous to the Triggering transaction Number of shares Number of Voting Rights261,524,831 261,524,831 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares Number of Voting Rights % of voting rights Direct Direct Direct262,201,359 262,201,359 3.81% 8B: Financial Instruments Type of financial Expiration date Number of % ofinstrument voting rights voting rights N/a N/a N/a N/a TOTAL (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights262,201,359 3.81% 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) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (262,201,359 - 3.81% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct)(LGIMHD) (221,409,299 - 3.22% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (221,409,299 -3.22% = PMC) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10.Name of proxy holder: Not disclosed 11.Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: Not disclosed 12.Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Not disclosed 13.Additional information: Notification using shares in issue figure of 6,864,158,569 Contact name for enquiries: Lawrence DickinsonCompany Secretary020 7116 809920 August 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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