RNS Number : 3074W
Shaftesbury PLC
27 July 2009
Shaftesbury PLC
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
Shaftesbury PLC announces that on 24 July 2009, it received the Notification of Major Interests in Shares set out below.
Penny Thomas
Company Secretary
Shaftesbury PLC
020 7333 8118
27 July 2009
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TR-1:NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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Shaftesbury Plc
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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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Yes
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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 to the
notification obligation:
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Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
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22 July 2009
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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24 July 2009
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
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From 3% - 4% (L&G)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% of voting rights
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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ORD
GBP 0.25
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5,408,699
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5,408,699
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9,128,171
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9,128,171
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4.04
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration
date
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Exercise/
Conversion Period
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Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
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% of voting
rights
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument
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Exercise price
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Expiration date
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Exercise/
Conversion period
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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Nominal
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Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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9,128,171
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4.04
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
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Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (9,128,171-4.04 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (8,173,280-3.61% = PMC)
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Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
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Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (8,173,280-3.61% = PMC)
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Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
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Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
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N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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N/A
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13. Additional information:
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Notification using the total voting rights figure of
225,822,534
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14. Contact name:
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Helen Lewis (LGIM)
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 3124 3851
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