RNS Number:9744U Helphire Group PLC 17 April 2007 Notification Of Major Interests In Shares ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Helphire Group Plc | |of existing shares to which voting rights are | | |attached: | | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ |2. Reason for the notification | | | |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ |3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |Legal & General Group Plc | |notification obligation: | (L&G) | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from | Legal & General Assurance | |3.): |(Pensions Management) Limited | | | (PMC) | | | | | | Legal & General Assurance | | |Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ |5. Date of the transaction and date on which the | 12 April 2007 | |threshold is crossed or reached: | | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 16 April 2007 | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 10% - 12% (L&G) | ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ |8. Notified details: | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |A: Voting rights attached to shares | --------- ----------------------------- ------------------------------------------- |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 | --------- ------------- --------------- -------------- ----------- ---------------- |Ord 5p |13,878,227 |13,878,227 |16,543,839 |16,543,839 |12.01 | --------- ------------- --------------- -------------- ----------- ---------------- |B: Financial Instruments | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | --------------- ----------- --------------------- ---------------------- ---------- |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 | --------------- ----------- --------------------- ---------------------- ---------- |Total (A B) | ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- |Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- | 16,543,839 | 12.01 | ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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) | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Proxy Voting: | ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- |10. Name of the proxy holder: | Not specified | ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- |11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to| Not specified | |hold: | | ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- |12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | Not specified | |voting rights: | | ---------------------------------- ------------------- ---------------------------- |13. Additional information: |Notification using the total voting rights | | |figure of 137,656,684 | ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ |14. Contact name: |Nick Tilley Company Secretary | ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ |15. Contact telephone number: |01225 321218 | ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ |16. Date |17 April 2007 | --------- ----- ------- --- ------ ---- - ------- -- - ----------- ----- ---------- --------- ----- ------- --- ------ ---- - ------- -- - ----------- ----- ---------- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END