Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2424A

Legal & General Group Plc

28 March 2012

 



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 of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Legal and General Group Plc
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 notification obligation: iii		Swiss Re Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		n/a
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		23 March 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:		27 March 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0005603997

179,719,446

179,719,446

176,259,446

176,259,446

3.0%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

176,259,446

3.0%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Holding (shares)                    Ownership Swiss Re Europe S.A., UK Branch               176,259,446                               3.0 % Total:                                                            176,259,446                                   3.0%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Research, Recommendations and Electronic Voting Limited
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 total voting rights (shares in issue) of: 5,872,835,845
14. Contact name:	Sten Rasmussen
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

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)	Swiss Re Ltd
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Swiss Re Ltd Mythenquai 50/60 8022 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone number & email	[phone] [e-mail]
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Sten Rasmussen
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	n/a
Contact address	n/a
Phone number & email	n/a
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	n/a
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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