Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8544I
SIG PLC
25 November 2008
 




 


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


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

SIG 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 notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)


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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)


Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


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

21 November 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


24 November 2008


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

Above 5% (Group)


Above 5% (LGIM)


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect

GB0008025412


Below 5%

6,813,974

6,165,560

648,414

4.545

0.478

 

B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights








Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,813,974

5.02


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)  6,813,974 - 5.02% = Total Position


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) 

6,813,97 - 5.02% = Total Position


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 6,813,974 - 5.02% = Total Position


 

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) 6,165,560 - 4.54% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) 5,009,791 - 3.69% = PMC


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5,009,791 - 3.69% = PMC











Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

 

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)


Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



 

13. Additional information:


Notification using the total voting rights figure of 135,633,921

14 Contact name:


Helen Lewis

15. Contact telephone name:


020 3124 3851

 


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