20th Feb 2007 11:36
Foreign & Col Invest Trust PLC20 February 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC 2. Reason for the notification: N/A - see Additional Information 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 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 crossed orreached if different): N/A 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 February 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 3% (L&G) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights Ord GBP 0.25 28,618,267 3.01% (under S198 on 12/09/2002) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightsif possible usingthe ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord GBP 0.25 26,509,446 26,509,446 3.55% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 26,509,446 3.55% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct andIndirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (26,509,446-3.55%) = LGAS, LGPL &PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)(22,767,566-3.05% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)Limited (PMC) (22,767,566-3.05% = 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 746,281,093 First notification under DTR Sourcebook 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7528 6742 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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