TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 0231N

Legal & General Group Plc

22 July 2014

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying             Legal & General Group plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject               The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           See Schedule A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                       18 July 2014 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         21 July 2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         Above 7% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type       Situation previous                        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of               to the triggering                         transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                  Number               Number               Number     Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                   of                   of                  of          rights                    (x) 
                   Shares               Voting              shares 
                                        Rights 
---------------  -------------------  -------------------  ---------  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                            Direct     Direct      Indirect      Direct          Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)        (xii) 
---------------  ---  ----  ------    ------  -----  ----  ---------  ----------  ------------  --------------  ------------- 
    Ordinary 
     Shares 
 (GB0005603997)      415,184,822          415,184,822                              419,581,964                      7.069% 
---------------  -------------------  -------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------  --------------  ------------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial           Expiration        Exercise/                    Number of voting               % of voting 
  instrument                  date (xiii)       Conversion Period            rights that may                rights 
                                                (xiv)                        be 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
--------------------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial     Exercise      Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting               % of voting 
  instrument            price         date (xvii)      Conversion       rights instrument              rights (xix, 
                                                       period           refers to                      xx) 
                                                       (xviii) 
--------------------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                                                                      Nominal       Delta 
--------------------  ------------  ---------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                             Percentage of voting rights 
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                            419,581,964                                                       7.069% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   See Schedule A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name: 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
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 Schedule A 
 As of 18 July 2014 
 Legal & General Group plc 
                                                        Number of     Percent of 
                                                           Shares    Outstanding 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings    419,581,964         7.069% 
 Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: 
 -- Capital Research and Management Company           419,581,964         7.069%

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