RNS Number:0676U
Helphire Group PLC
30 March 2007
Notification Of Major Interests In Shares
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of | Helphire Group Plc |
|existing shares to which voting rights are attached | |
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|2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
| |
|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification |Legal & General Group Plc (L&|
|obligation | G) |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Legal & General Assurance |
| |(Pensions Management) Limited|
| | (PMC) |
| | |
| | Legal & General Assurance |
| |Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)|
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|5. Date of the transaction and date on which the | 28/03/2007 |
|threshold is crossed or reached: | |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 29/03/2007 |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 8% - 9% (L&G) |
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|8. Notified details: |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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|Class/ |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
|type of |the Triggering | |
|shares |transaction | |
| | | |
|if ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------------------- --------------------
|possible|Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting |% of voting rights |
|using |Shares |Voting |shares |rights | |
|the ISIN| |Rights | | | |
|CODE | | ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------
| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |
| | | | | | | | |
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|Ord 5p |11,136,927|11,136,927|12,866,127|12,866,127 |Not |9.34 |Not |
| | | | | |Specified | |Specified|
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|B: Financial Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ Conversion |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |date |Period/ Date |rights that may be |rights |
|instrument | | |acquired if the | |
| | | |instrument is | |
| | | |exercised/ | |
| | | |converted. | |
-------------- ------------ ----------------------- ------------------- -------------
|Not Specified |Not |Not Specified |Not Specified |Not Specified|
| |Specified | | | |
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|Total (A B) |
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|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |
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| 12,866,127 | 9.34 |
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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) (16,403,984 - 11.91% = Total Position) |
|Legal & General Investment Management |
|(Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and |
|Indirect) (16,403,984 - 11.91% = Total |
|Position) |
|Legal & General Investment Management Limited |
|(Indirect) (LGIM) (16,403,984 - 11.91% = Total |
|Position) |
|Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (12,866,127 - 9.34% = LGAS, LGPL |
| & PMC) |
|Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings |
|(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (8,061,898 |
|(4,804,229 - 3.49% = PMC) - 5.85% = LGAS & LGPL) |
|Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society |
|Management) Limited (PMC) (4,804,229 Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (8,061,898 - |
|- 3.49% = PMC) 5.85% = LGAS & LGPL) |
| Legal & General Pensions Limited |
| (Direct) (LGPL) |
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|Proxy Voting: |
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|10. Name of the proxy holder: |Not Specified |
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will |Not Specified |
|cease to hold: | |
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|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to |Not Specified |
|hold voting rights: | |
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|13. Additional information: |Notification using the total voting |
| |rights figure of 137,635,634 |
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|14. Contact name: |Nick Tilley, Company Secretary |
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|15. Date |30 March 2007 |
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|15. Contact telephone number: |01225 321218 |
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