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: |
Legal & General Group Plc |
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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 obligation: |
AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
20/05/2008 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
21/05/2008 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
5% |
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Total |
A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights viii |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct x |
Indirect xi |
Direct |
Indirect |
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0560399 |
301,232,834 |
301,232,834 |
214,445,980 |
214,445,980 |
94,234,405 |
3.55 |
1.56 |
B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date xiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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Total (A+B) |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
308,680,385 |
5.11% |
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 |
Axa Sun Life Plc |
3,744,000 |
0.06196 |
Axa Rosenberg |
3,306,553 |
0.05472 |
Axa General Insurance Ltd |
150,000 |
0.00248 |
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X |
252,000 |
0.00417 |
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X |
53,929,173 |
0.89254 |
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X |
86,063,932 |
1.42438 |
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC |
776,446 |
0.01285 |
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC |
500,000 |
0.00828 |
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC |
130,000 |
0.00215 |
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC |
4,800,000 |
0.07944 |
PPP Healthcare Group Plc |
225,200 |
0.00373 |
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd |
300,000 |
0.00497 |
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd A/c |
6,900,000 |
0.11420 |
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc |
1,700,040 |
0.02814 |
AXA Rosenberg |
1,503,477 |
0.02488 |
Axa Insurance UK |
671,250 |
0.01111 |
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme |
460,000 |
0.00761 |
AXA Financial, Inc |
676,394 |
0.01119 |
AXA Colonia Konzern |
114,996 |
0.00190 |
AXA Colonia Konzern |
71,907 |
0.00119 |
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd |
1,000,000 |
0.01655 |
AXA France |
2,012,927 |
0.03331 |
AXA Rosenberg |
72,064,586 |
1.19269 |
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd |
25,410 |
0.00042 |
AXA Financial, Inc* |
9,296,054 |
0.15385 |
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd |
1,122,218 |
0.01857 |
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd |
281,039 |
0.00465 |
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd |
1,480,555 |
0.02450 |
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd |
648,113 |
0.01073 |
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd |
1,014,853 |
0.01680 |
Sun Life Pensions Management |
5,930,000 |
0.09814 |
Sun Life Pensions Management |
3,405,286 |
0.05636 |
Sun Life Pensions Management |
5,534,614 |
0.09160 |
AXA Framlington |
2,500,000 |
0.04138 |
Framlington onshore private clients |
212,520 |
0.00352 |
AXA Winterhur |
28,798,132 |
0.47662 |
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive |
4,119,558 |
0.06818 |
AXA Sun Life With Profits Passive |
2,225,581 |
0.03683 |
AXA Framlington |
250,000 |
0.00414 |
AXA UK Distribution OEIC |
450,000 |
0.00745 |
AXAGlobal Distribution OEIC |
33,571 |
0.00056 |
Total Direct |
214,445,980 |
3.54913 |
TOTAL |
308,680,385 |
5.10874 |
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 |