Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5833A

Games Workshop Group PLC

04 August 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:	Games Workshop Group PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	31 July 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	1 August 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below 5% (Group) Below 5% (LGIM)
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	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORD £0.05 GB0003718474	1,564,626	1,564,626	Below 5%

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Below 5%

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) (Below 5%)  Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (Below 5%) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5%) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,096,281 - 3.52 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)   Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (1,096,281-3.52% = LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)   Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (1,096,281 - 3.52% = 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 holde will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A

 

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