Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7905N

Halma PLC

24 February 2009

 



HALMA p.l.c. NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Halma p.l.c. ('Halma') is required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major interests in shares. Halma received the notice below on 23 February 2009 in respect of Legal & General Group Plc. Carol Chesney Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c. Tel [phone]

1

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

HALMA p.l.c.

2

Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3

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

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

4

Full name of shareholder(s):

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

5

Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

19 February 2009

6

Date on which issuer notified:

23 February 2009

7

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

From 4% - 3% (L&G)

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
Ord GBP 0.10	15,076,072	15,076,072

Class/type of shares  If possible using the ISIN code	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ord GBP 0.10	14,960,738	14,960,738		3.99%

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
14,960,738	3.99%

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) (14,960,738 - 3.99% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
	Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (13,628,667 - 3.64% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (13,628,667 - 3.64% = 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 the proxy holder:	N/A
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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 374,116,569

14

Contact for further information:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15

Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851

A copy of this announcement, together with other information about Halma, may be viewed on its web site www.halma.com.

 

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