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RNS Number : 7622OLegal & General Group Plc11 August 2014
For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:iiLegal & General Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify):
No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iiiInvesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v07 August 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
08 August 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODESituation previous
to the triggering
transactionResulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
SharesNumber
of
Voting
RightsNumber
of sharesNumber of voting
rights% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares
GB0005603997
293,743,648
293,743,648
299,339,902
4.94%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrumentExpiration
date xiiiExercise/
Conversion Period xivNumber of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrumentExercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviiiNumber of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
299,339,902
4.94%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxiInvesco Fund Managers Limited - 199,131,195
Invesco Global Asset Management Limited - 30,985,061
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 54,163,937
Invesco GT Management Limited - 6,544,298
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 2,219,543
Invesco Advisers Inc. -2,989,110
Invesco Hong Kong Limited - 1,857,770
Invesco Asset Management GmbH Deutschland - 517,951
Invesco Asset Management Japan - 931,037
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
Invesco Limited
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:
14. Contact name:
Samantha Edwards
15. Contact telephone number:
01491 416381
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Invesco (UK) Limited
Contact address
Perpetual Park, Perpetual Park Drive, Henley-on-Thames. Oxon. RG9 1HH
Phone number & email
01491 417000
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.
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