Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8474U

Robert Walters PLC

20 May 2008

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

ROBERT WALTERS PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	YES
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 notification obligation:	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 transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	14 MAY 2008 (16 MAY 2008)
6. Date on which issuer notified:	19 MAY 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	FROM 5% TO 4% (L&G)

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORD 20P	4,277,741	4,277,741	3,763,361	3,763,361		4.91

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
3,763,361	4.91

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) (3,997,068 - 5.21% = TOTAL POSITION) LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (LGIMH)(DIRECT AND INDIRECT)  (3,997,068 - 5.21% = TOTAL POSITION) LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (INDIRECT)(LGIM) (3,997,068 - 5.21% = TOTAL POSITION)                         LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT)(L&G) (3,763,361 - 4.91%                          = LGAS,LGPL & PMC) LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT                LEGAL & GENERAL INSURANCE MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS)                         HOLDINGS LIMITED (DIRECT) LIMITED (DIRECT)(LGIMHD)                           (LGIH)                   (3,424,561 - 4.46% = PMC) LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE                 LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE  (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED         SOCIETY LIMITED (LGAS & LGPL) (PMC) (3,424,561 - 4.46% = PMC)                                                                             LEGAL & GENERAL PENSIONS LIMITED                                                                             (DIRECT) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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 76,631,628
14 Contact name:	HELEN LEWIS (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone name:	020 3124 3851

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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