Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9881O
Workspace Group PLC
17 March 2009
 




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:

Workspace Group 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

[Change to shares in issue figure following the rights issue.]

Yes

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)

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):

11 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

12 March 2009

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

Above 5% (Group)

Above 5% (LGIM)

From 4% - 6(L&G)


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 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct  

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

ORD

GB0005296354

GBP 0.10

(Below 5%)

LGIM

74,803,355

63,624,260

11,179,095

6.0819

1.0686

7,820,041

(L&G)

7,820,041

(L&G)


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

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

% of voting rights

   

   

   

   

   


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

74,803,355

7.15





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) (74,803,355 - 7.15% = Total Position) 


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  (74,803,355 - 7.15% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (74,803,355 - 7.15% = Total Position)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (63,624,260 - 6.08% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (40,854,545 - 3.90% = PMC)  

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (40,854,545 - 3.90% = 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  1,046,116,842

14. Contact name:

Amanda Whalley, Company Secretary 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7369 2377



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