18th Dec 2008 09:25
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For Immediate Release |
18 December 2008 |
ALIZYME PLC
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TR - 1: |
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification:
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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 or reached:
15 December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
16 December 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Ordinary Shares GBP 0.02 GB0000374289 |
8,227,102 |
8,227,102 |
8,780,352 |
8,780,352 |
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3.97% |
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B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period/Date |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Total (A+B) |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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8,780,352 |
3.97% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
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Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (8,780,352– 3.97% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (8,016,499-3.62%=PMC)
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Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (8,016,499-3.62% = PMC)
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Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
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Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
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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:
Previous notification by L&G dated 7 November 2007 used a total voting rights figure of 200,333,517, the number of shares in issue at that time.
This notification uses a total voting rights figure of 221,098,686.
14. Contact name:
Nick Blech, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0) 1223 896000
Further information on Alizyme can be found on the Company's website: www.alizyme.com
Related Shares:
Legal & General