26th Oct 2007 10:48
British Energy Group PLC26 October 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing British Energy Group PLCshares 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 acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 17 October 2007crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof shares Triggering transaction if Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible Shares Voting Rights sharesusing theISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord GBP 33,310,576 33,310,576 42,708,520 42,708,520 4.130.10 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 42,708,520 4.13 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Directand Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (42,708,520 - 4.13% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(Direct) (LGIMHD) (37,087,711 - 3.59% = PMC) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(37,087,711 - 3.59% = 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 cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,032,645,854 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851 On 8 June 2007 the Company disclosed that Legal & General Group Plc had anotifiable interest in 33,310,576 shares (3.24%) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Legal & General