Holding(s) in Company

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                      London Finance &
of existing shares to which voting rights are                           Investment Group
attached:ii                                                                      P.L.C.)
                                                                                        
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                            X
                                                                                        
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                               Philip J Milton &
notification obligation:iii                                                  Company Plc
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                          
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                              
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                      27 September 2012
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         2 October 2012
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                7%
reached: vi, vii                                                                        
                                                                                        


 

8. Notified details:                                                                   
                                                                                       
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                           
                                                                                       
Class/type of  Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
shares         previous                                                                
               to the triggering                                                       
               transaction                                                             
if possible                                                                            
using          Number   Number   Number    Number of voting       % of  voting rights x
the ISIN CODE  of       of       of shares rights                                      
               Shares   Voting                                                         
                        Rights   Direct    Direct xi Indirect xii Direct    Indirect   
                                                                                       
GB0002994001   2181272  2181272  2195418   2195418                7.03%                
                                                                                       

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of financial  Expiration Exercise/              Number of voting       % of voting 
instrument         date xiii  Conversion Period xiv  rights that may be     rights      
                                                     acquired if the                    
                                                     instrument is                      
                                                     exercised/ converted.              
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial           
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                     
                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                    
                                                                                        
Type of    Exercise Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting rights   % of voting    
financial  price    date xvii    Conversion    instrument refers to      rights xix, xx 
instrument                       period xviii                                           
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                         Nominal   Delta
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

Total (A+B+C)                                                                           
                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights                    
                                                                                        
2195418                                  7.03%                                          
                                                                                        


 

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

 

Proxy Voting:                                                                           
                                                                                        
10. Name of the 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:                                                             
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                                       Mr. J.M. Hodgson
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                              020 7448 8959
                                                                                        


 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer                          
                                                                                        
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii                                    
                                                                                        

 

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification                  
obligation                                                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                                                               
                                                                                        
(including legal form of legal entities)                                                
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                                                         
                                                                                        
(registered office for legal entities)                                                  
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(at least legal representative for legal persons)                                       
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                              
                                                                                        
Full name                                                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Contact address                                                                         
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Phone number & email                                                                    
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
Other useful information                                                                
                                                                                        
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the            
notification obligation)                                                                
                                                                                        

 

C: Additional information                                                               
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        

 

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.