TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 7465X

Legal & General Group Plc

01 September 2015

 
 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 
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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)                 Capital Research and Management Company 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                        27 August 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                          28 August 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                           Below 6% 
  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 
 (ISIN: GB0005603997)      356,989,178         356,989,178                              353,497,431                      5.9452% 
---------------------  ------------------  -------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 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. 
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 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 rights 
  instrument               price           date (xvii)      Conversion       rights instrument              (xix, xx) 
                                                            period           refers to 
                                                            (xviii) 
-----------------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                                           Nominal        Delta 
-----------------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  -------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                  Percentage of voting rights 
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                              353,497,431                                                          5.9452% 
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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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   Capital Research and Management Company- 353,497,431- 5.945% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                      The Capital Group Companies, 
                                                                            Inc. 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                  N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                   N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                   Email: GRGroup@capgroup.com 
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 14. Contact name:                                 Christopher Aquino 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                       (213) 615-0469 
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