30th Oct 2007 08:01
Erinaceous Group PLC30 October 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares +---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Erinaceous Group PLC ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached: | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+|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 | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+|Other (please specify):______________ | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)||notification obligation: | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | Legal & General Assurance ||from 3.): | (Pensions Management) Limited || | (PMC) |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which| 25 October 2007 ||the threshold is crossed or reached if | ||different): | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 29 October 2007 |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | From 6% to 5% (L&G) ||reached: | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------++---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: | |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+----------+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+|Class/type|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ||of shares |to the Triggering | || |transaction | ||if +---------+---------+---------+---------------------+-----------------------+|possible |Number of|Number of|Number of|Number of voting |% of voting rights ||using the |Shares |Voting |shares |rights | ||ISIN CODE | |Rights +---------+----------+----------+----------+------------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+----------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+----------+------------+| Ord |6,432,480|6,432,480|5,826,701|5,826,701 | | 5.44 | || GBP0.005 | | | | | | | |+----------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+-++----------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+-+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| 5,826,701 | 5.44 |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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) (6,336,196 - 5.91% = Total Position) ||Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) ||Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (6,336,196 - ||5.91% = Total Position) ||Legal & General Investment Management Limited ||(Indirect) (LGIM) (6,336,196 - 5.91% = Total ||Position) || Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,826,701 = 5.44% = LGAS, LGPL & || PMC) ||Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings ||(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) ||(5,041,347 - 4.70% = PMC) ||Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society ||Management) Limited (PMC) (5,041,347 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ||4.70% = PMC) || Legal & General Pensions Limited || (Direct) (LGPL) |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Proxy Voting: |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | N/A ||cease to hold: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A ||hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+| 13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights || | figure of 107,055,200 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: | Helen Lewis (LGIM) |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: | 0203 124 3851 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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