Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7068G

Man Group plc

04 February 2010

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Man Group 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) : Variation in Issued share capital (  )

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

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) (v):

01 February 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03 February 2010

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

L&G From 3% to 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 (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB00B28KQ186	67,844,081 (As on 11/01/2010)	67,844,081 (As on 11/01/2010)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
		Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB00B28KQ186	68,752,701	68,752,701	n/a	4.01%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights Nominal
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
68,752,701	4.01%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal and General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (68,752,701 - 4.01% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (60,467,136 - 3.53% = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (60,467,136 - 3.53% = PMC)	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 1,711,701,341

14. Contact name:

Rachel Rowson

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7144 1732

 

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