Holding(s) in Company

Petrofac Limited
08 February 2008



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:


Petrofac Limited


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 (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :


n/a


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):


5 February 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


7 February 2008



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


Above 5% (Group)
Above 5% (LGIM)


8. Notified details:

.................


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible         Situation previous to the
using the ISIN CODE                       Triggering transaction
                                     Number of     Number of voting
                                     shares        Rights

GB00B0H2K534                         Below 5%      Below 5%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect

GB00B0H2K534         17,352,271        13,813,136 3,539,135       3.998     1.024


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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



Total (A+B)
Number of voting       % of voting
rights                 rights

17,352,271             5.022


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)
(17,352,271 - 5.02% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)
(17,352,271 - 5.02% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
(17,352,271 - 5.02% = Total Position)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G)



Legal & General Investment           Legal & General Insurance
Management (Holdings) Limited        Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(Direct) (LGIMHD)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions  Legal & General Assurance Society
Management) Limited (PMC)            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 345,434,858


14. Contact name:


Mary Hitchon


15. Contact telephone number:


[phone]



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