Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6166L

Derwent London PLC

14 January 2009

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

   DERWENT LONDON 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): ( )

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

   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):

8 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 January 2009

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

    4% 

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
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
ORDINARY GBP 0.05	4,099,217	4,099,217

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY GBP 0.05	3,970,403	3,970,403		3.93%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
3,970,403	3.93%

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)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,970,403-3.93%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)         Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (3,608,868-3.57%= PMC)          (Direct) (LGIH)

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

Limited (PMC) (3,608,868-3.57%=PMC)                               (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                                                             Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:    

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: 

14. Contact name:

T.J. KITE

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7659 3000

 

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