RNS Number:9744U
Helphire Group PLC
17 April 2007
Notification Of Major Interests In Shares
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Helphire Group Plc |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are | |
|attached: | |
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|2. Reason for the notification |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |Legal & General Group Plc |
|notification obligation: | (L&G) |
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from | Legal & General Assurance |
|3.): |(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 | 12 April 2007 |
|threshold is crossed or reached: | |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 16 April 2007 |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 10% - 12% (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 the |Resulting situation after the triggering |
|type of |Triggering transaction |transaction |
|shares ------------- --------------- -------------- ----------- ----------------
| |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of |% of voting |
|if |Shares |Voting Rights |shares |voting |rights |
|possible | | | |rights | |
|using the| | -------------- ----------- ----------------
|ISIN CODE| | |Direct |Direct |Direct |
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|Ord 5p |13,878,227 |13,878,227 |16,543,839 |16,543,839 |12.01 |
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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 |
|financial |date |Period/ Date |rights that may be |voting |
|instrument | | |acquired if the |rights |
| | | |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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| 16,543,839 | 12.01 |
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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) (20,251,896 - 14.71% = Total Position) |
|Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) |
|Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) |
|(20,251,896 - 14.71% = Total Position) |
|Legal & General Investment Management Limited |
|(Indirect) (LGIM) (20,251,896 - 14.71% = Total |
|Position) |
|Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (16,543,839 - 12.01% = LGAS, LGPL |
| & PMC) |
|Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings |
|(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (11,771,495 |
|(4,772,344 - 3.46% = PMC) - 8.55% = LGAS & LGPL) |
|Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society |
|Management) Limited (PMC) (4,772,344 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (11,771,495 - |
|3.46% = PMC) 8.55% = 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 cease to| Not specified |
|hold: | |
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|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | Not specified |
|voting rights: | |
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|13. Additional information: |Notification using the total voting rights |
| |figure of 137,656,684 |
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|14. Contact name: |Nick Tilley Company Secretary |
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|15. Contact telephone number: |01225 321218 |
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|16. Date |17 April 2007 |
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