Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5931Q
Legal & General Group Plc
15 April 2009
 




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:

Legal and General Group Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):   See additional information


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

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

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

   n/a  

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

   14 April 2009 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 April 2009

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

   4


  

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights viii

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct  x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB0005603997

218,683,323   3.73%


235,122,326

235,122,326


4.01% 



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights







Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

235,122,326

4.01%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:

                    Holding (shares)       Ownership

 Swiss Re Europe S.A., UK Branch       235,122,326       4.01%

Total:                    235,122,326       4.01%


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:

Notification using total voting rights (shares in issue) of:

5,861,679,365

14. Contact name:

Michael McGuire

15. Contact telephone number:

+1 212 407 7352


 


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