8th Apr 2011 14:15
For filings with the FSA include the annex  | |||||
For filings with issuer exclude the annex  | |||||
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES  | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii  | Ladbrokes plc  | ||||
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):  | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights  | X  | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments  | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  | |||||
Other (please specify):  | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii  | 
 Legal & General Group Plc (Group) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv  | 
 N/A 
 
 
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5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v  | 06 April 2011  | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified:  | 
 07 April 2011  | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii  | Group (Below 5%) LGIM (Below 5%) L&G (from 4% to 3%)  | ||||
8. Notified details:  | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix  | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE  | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction  | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares  | NumberofVotingRights  | Numberof shares  | Number of votingrights  | % of voting rights x  | ||||||||||||
Direct xi  | Indirect xii  | Direct  | Indirect  | |||||||||||||
 
 ORD GBP 0.28333  | 43,114,409 (L&G) (As on 04/04/2011)  | 34,907,199  | 34,907,199  | 3.84%  | ||||||||||||
55,170,349 (LGIM) (As on 04/04/2011)  | Below 5%  | |||||||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments  | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument  | Expirationdate xiii  | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv  | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.  | % of votingrights  | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi  | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument  | Exercise price  | Expiration date xvii  | Exercise/Conversion period xviii  | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
  | % of voting rights xix, xx 
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Nominal  | Delta  | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C)  | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights  | Percentage of voting rights  | |||||||||||||||
34,907,199 (L&G)  | 3.84%  | |||||||||||||||
(LGIM) Below 5%  | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi  | ||||||||||||||||
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Proxy Voting:  | ||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder:  | N/A  | |||||||||||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:  | N/A  | |||||||||||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:  | N/A  | |||||||||||||||
13. Additional information:  | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 907,437,332 
 
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14. Contact name:  | ||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number:  | ||||||||||||||||
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