13th Feb 2008 09:35
Legal & General Group Plc13 February 2008 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Legal & General Group Plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition ofshares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights XOther (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Prudential plc group of companiesobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): See attached schedule 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 07 February 2008crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 February 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: See item 13 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Triggering transaction (if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting Rightsi sharesCODE) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0005603997 194,910,619 194,910,619 194,910,619 194,910,619 3.14%B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ATotal (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 194,910,619 3.14% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Prudential plc (parent Company) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) 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 N/Arights: 13. Additional information: The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) has crossed a 3% notifiable interest triggering this notification. 14. Contact name: Emma Thompson M&G Investment Management Limited15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 2293 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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