Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6737E

Man Group plc

23 December 2009

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Man Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

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) : Variation in Issued share capital (  )

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

Legal & General Group 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 threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

18 December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 December 2009

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

From 3% to 4% (L&G) 

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 (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB00B28KQ186	68,304,641	68,304,641

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B28KQ186	68,798,681	68,798,681	n/a	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 instrument refers to	% of voting rights Nominal
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
68,798,681	4.01%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) Group Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal and General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (68,798,681 - 4.01% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct (LGIMHD) (60,529,516 - 3.53% = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (60,529,516 - 3.53% = 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 information:

   Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,711,607,375

14. Contact name:

Rachel Rowson 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7144 1732

 

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