Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7029Y

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

05 March 2012

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				London Stock Exchange Group Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		01 March 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		05 March 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

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13,638,726

13,638,726

13,488,857

13,488,857

4.97

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Contracts For Difference

64,195

Nominal

Delta

0.02

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

13,553,052

4.99

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
See attached schedule
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will dispose:		149,869
12. Date on which proxy holder will dispose of voting rights:		1 March 2012
13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Sally-Ann Hatton  [phone]
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail]

FIL
Issuer name:	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC
Current ownership percentage:	4.99%
Total shares held:	13,553,052
Issued share capital:	271,108,651
	SHARES HELD	NOMINEE	MANAGEMENT COMPANY
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent	40,000	BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS	FPM
holding company for various direct and indirect	142,470	BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK	FIMHK
subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management	3,664,222	BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX	FIL
Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd	28,300	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FIJ
(FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL	833,471	JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FII
Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL),	1,380,800	JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FIL
FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong)	6,619,059	JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FISL
Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management	38,800	MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN	FIJ
(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL	35,000	NORTHERN TRUST CO	FIL
Investments International (FII), investment managers	225,600	BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)	FIL
for various non-US investment companies and	381,527	JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)	FIL
institutional clients.	46,300	NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING (C)	FIJ
	6,745	MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN (C)	FIJ
	107,405	JP MORGAN, BOUREMOUTH (C)	FIL
	3,353	BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C)	FIL

 

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