TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Northgate plc |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
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Legal & General Investment Management Ltd (LGIM)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Group plc (L&G) |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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13 August 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
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16 August 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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Group (Above 5%) LGIM (Above 5%) |
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous
to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of Shares |
Number
of Voting Rights |
Number
of shares |
Number of voting
rights |
% of voting rights
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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ORD GBP 5p |
Below 5%
(As on 12/08/10)
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6,812,714
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5,897,027
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915,687
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4.435%
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0.688%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting
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% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights
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Nominal |
Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
6,964,394 |
5.23% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (6,964,394 – 5.23% = total position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)
(Direct and Indirect) (6,964,394 – 5.23% = total position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
(6,964,394 – 5.23% = total position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,897,027 - 4.43% = LGAS,LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (4,391,800 - 3.30% = PMC) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited
(PMC) (4,391,800 - 3.30% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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Notification using the total voting rights figure of 132,949,433 |
14. Contact name:
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David Henderson |
15. Contact telephone number:
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+44 (0) 1325 467558 |