Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7401P

Northgate PLC

30 March 2009

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:

NORTHGATE 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):	25 MARCH 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	27 MARCH 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	FROM 3% - 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 Direct	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORD	2,776,368	2,776,368	2,964,399	2,964,399		4.20

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

2,964,399

4.20

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)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 2,964,399 - 4.20% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Holdings
Limited ( Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,722,501 - 3.85% = PMC) Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)      Legal & General Assurance Society
Limited (PMC) (2,722,501 - 3.85% = PMC)                     Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

                                                                                  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 70,548,045

14 Contact name:

David Henderson

15. Contact telephone number: