25th Apr 2008 16:30
F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC25 April 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing F & C Global Smaller Companies Plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Yes Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Legal & General Group Plc (Group)obligation: Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 24 April 2008crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% (Group) Above 5% (LGIM) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the Triggering transactionif possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the Shares Voting sharesISIN CODE Rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectORD Below 5% 2,209,437 2,067,102 142,335 4.678 0.322 GBP0.25 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type 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 2,209,437 5.00 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)(2,209,437 -5.00% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (2,209,437 -5.00% = TotalPosition) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) (2,209,437 -5.00% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,067,102 - 4.67 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,843,339 - 4.17 % = (Direct) (LGIH)PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (1,843,339 - 4.17 % = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) 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 N/Ahold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting N/Arights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 44,179,781 14. Contact name: Debbie Fish 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7628 8000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
BGSC.LLegal & General