Holding(s) in Company

British Empire Sec & Gen Tst PLC
06 November 2007


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing  British Empire  Securities and General
shares to which voting rights are attached:                                    Trust Plc

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 Plc (L&G)
obligation:


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              17 October 2007
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          06 November  2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                   4%


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         the Triggering
               transaction
 if possible   Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                       Rights      Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect

ORD 10p        5,463,304   5,463,304   6,504,617    6,504,617                 4.06
GB 0001335081


B: Financial Instruments

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



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights

   6,504,617                                               4.06




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) (6,504,617 - 4.06% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited    Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (5,741,428 - 3.58% = PMC)                 (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited     Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (5,741,428 - 3.58% = 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 cease to hold:                        N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                    N/A


                   13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:                                                        Phoenix Administration Services Limited
15. Contact telephone number:                                                         01245 398950




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