Holding(s) in Company

Legal & General Grp
                  

Financial Services Authority

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

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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of        Legal & General Group Plc
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached(2)
 :
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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 financial instruments which may result in the
 acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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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   AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008
 obligation(3):                                           Paris and its group of companies
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
 3.)(4):
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the
 threshold is crossed or reached if different)(5) :                 15/05/2008
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   16/05/2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                         5%
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 8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofSituation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(7)
 shares       the Triggering
if possible   transaction (6)
 using the   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ISIN CODE   Number of  Number of  Number of  Number of voting     % of voting rights
              Shares     Voting     shares     rights (ix)
                         Rights    --------------------------------------------------------
                         (viii)    Direct     Direct (x) Indirect  Direct     Indirect
           1.         1.                                  (xi)
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   0560399   298,070,201298,070,201214,104,312214,104,31291,437,093   3.54        1.51
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
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Type of financial Expiration   Exercise/ Conversion  Number of voting rights% of voting
 instrument        date (xiii)  Period/ Date (xiv)    that may be acquired   rights
                                                      if the instrument is
                                                      exercised/ converted.
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights                     % of voting rights
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                305,541,405                                      5.05%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
 instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
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   Name of the Company/Fund          Number of Shares         % of issued share capital
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Axa Sun Life Plc
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life
 Assurance Society Plc)
Direct                                  3,744,000                      0.06193
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Axa Rosenberg

Direct                                  2,978,398                      0.04927
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Axa General Insurance Ltd

Direct                                   150,000                       0.00248
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Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
 A/c X

Direct                                   252,000                       0.00417
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Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
 A/c X

Direct                                  53,929,173                     0.89212
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Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
 A/c X

Direct                                  86,063,932                     1.42370
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AXA UK Investment Co ICVC
Global Distribution Fund
Indirect                                  33,571                       0.00056
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AXA UK Investment Co ICVC
Global Growth Fund
Indirect                                 627,182                       0.01038
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AXA UK Investment Co ICVC
Distribution Fund
Indirect                                 450,000                       0.00744
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AXA UK Investment Co ICVC
Ethical Fund
Indirect                                 700,000                       0.01158
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AXA UK Investment Co ICVC
Extra Income Fund
Indirect                                 130,000                       0.00215
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AXA UK Investment Co ICVC
UK Equity Income Fund
Indirect                                4,800,000                      0.07940
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PPP Healthcare Group Plc

Direct                                   225,200                       0.00373
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Sun Life Pensions Management
 Ltd
Direct                                   300,000                       0.00496
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Sun Life Pensions Management
 Ltd A/c
Direct                                  6,900,000                      0.11414
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Sun Life Assurance Society Plc

Direct                                  1,828,000                      0.03024
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AXA Rosenberg

Direct                                  1,444,000                      0.02389
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Axa Insurance UK

Direct                                   671,250                       0.01110
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AXA UK Group Pension Scheme

Indirect                                 460,000                       0.00761
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AXA Financial, Inc

Indirect                                 659,394                       0.01091
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AXA Colonia Konzern

Direct                                    33,000                       0.00055
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Sun Life International (IOM)
 Ltd

Direct                                  1,000,000                      0.01654
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AXA France

Indirect                                2,071,112                      0.03426
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AXA Rosenberg

Indirect                                69,002,451                     1.14147
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Sun Life International (IOM)
 Ltd

Direct                                    25,410                       0.00042
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AXA Financial, Inc*

Indirect                                9,540,863                      0.15783
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Sun Life Pensions Management
 Ltd
Direct                                  1,122,218                      0.01856
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Sun Life Pensions Management
 Ltd
Direct                                   281,039                       0.00465
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Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
LTAV UK Equity
Direct                                  1,480,555                      0.02449
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Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
ABL High Alpha
Direct                                   648,113                       0.01072
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Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct                                  1,014,853                      0.01679
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Sun Life Pensions Management
LTAV UK Equity
Direct                                  5,930,000                      0.09810
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Sun Life Pensions Management
ABL High Alpha
Direct                                  3,405,286                      0.05633
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Sun Life Pensions Management
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct                                  5,534,614                      0.09156
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AXA Framlington
Monthly Income
Indirect                                2,500,000                      0.04136
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Framlington onshore private
 clients

Indirect                                 212,520                       0.00352
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AXA Winterhur

Direct                                  28,798,132                     0.47639
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AXA Sun Life With Profits
 Passive

Direct                                  4,119,558                      0.06815
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AXA Sun Life With Profits
 Passive

Direct                                  2,225,581                      0.03682
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AXA Framlington
St James Place Internal Equity
 & Income UT
Indirect                                 250,000                       0.00414
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                  Total Direct         214,104,312                     3.54180
                Total Indirect          91,437,093                     1.51259
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                         TOTAL         305,541,405                     5.05438
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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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14. Contact name:                                         Terry Marsh
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15. Contact telephone number:                            020 7003 2637
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