3rd Oct 2007 18:18
Northern Rock PLC03 October 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or Northern Rock Plcthe underlying issuer of existing shares to which votingrights 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 resultin 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) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)subject to the notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)(if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and 01/10/07date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 6. Date on which issuer 03/10/07notified: 7. Threshold(s) that is/are From 3% - 4%(L&G)crossed or reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/ Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of Triggering transactionsharesifpossibleusing Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of votingthe ISIN Shares Voting Rights shares rights rightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord 25p 14,786,124 14,786,124 17,073,079 17,073,079 4.05 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 17,073,079 4.05 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (17,073,079 - 4.05% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (Direct) (LGIH)(14,743,003 - 3.5%=PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (14,743,003 - 3.5% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional Notification using the total voting rights figure ofinformation: 421,226,00014. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM)15. Contacttelephonenumber: 020 3124 3851 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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