5th Nov 2007 12:02
Hardy Underwriting Group PLC05 November 2007 Date: 5 November 2007On behalf of: Hardy Underwriting Group plc ("Hardy" or "the Company") For immediate release Hardy Underwriting Group plc TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Hardy Underwriting Group Plcissuer 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 mayresult in the acquisition of shares already issued to which votingrights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Legal & General Assurancefrom 3.): (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 17 October 2007the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 02 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or From 3% - 4% (L&G)reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringtype of to the Triggering transactionshares transaction if Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rightspossible Shares Voting shares rightsusing the RightsISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ORD 20P 1,251,135 1,251,135 1,418,373 1,418,373 4.00 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date Conversion Period/ rights that may be rightsinstrument Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights1,418,373 4.00 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments 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) (1,418,373- 4.00% = LGAS, LGPL &PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH)(1,276,904 - 3.60% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance SocietyManagement) Limited (PMC) (1,276,904 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL)3.60% = 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 N/Acease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to N/Ahold voting rights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 35,386,021 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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