Holding(s) in Company

TR-1:               Notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of             Chesnara Plc     
existing shares to which voting rights 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 result           
in 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) subject to the notification    Legal & General Group 
obligation:                                                          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             25 November 2009   
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                                 
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                             26 November 2009   
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:             From 4% - 3% (L&G)  
                                                                               

 

8. Notified details:
                    

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
Class/  Situation previous to the      Resulting situation after the triggering    
type of    Triggering transaction                                   transaction                                 
shares                                                                         
 if      Number of      Number of  Number of  Number of voting      % of voting    
possible    Shares  Voting Rights     shares            rights           rights         
using                                                                          
the ISIN                                                                       
CODE                                            Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                                               
ORD      4,825,262      4,825,262  4,042,949 4,042,949            3.98           
                                                                               
GBP0.05  (As on 30/07/2008)                                                    
                                                                               

 

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of   
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting 
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

 

Total (A+B)                               
                                          
Number of voting rights    % of voting rights
                                          
              4,042,949                  3.98       
                                          

 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
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) (4,042,949 -3.98 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
                                                                               
   
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)     
(3,639,542 - 3.58 % = PMC)                                                     
                                                                               
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)                     
                                                                               
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) (3,639,542 -    
3.58 % = PMC)                                                                  
                                                                               
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (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 hold:     N/A
                                                                    
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
                                                                    

 

                          
13. Additional       Notification using the total voting rights figure of               
    Information:                            101,492,591                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                          Helen Lewis (LGIM)                  
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone                        020 3124 3851                     
number: