RNS Number:6989C Helphire Group PLC 23 August 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of | Helphire Group Plc | | |existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | | | ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |2. Reason for notification - An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification |Legal & General Group Plc | | |obligation: | (L&G) | | ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Legal & General Assurance | | | |(Pensions Management) Limited | | | | (PMC) | | | | | | | | Legal & General Assurance | | | |Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) | | ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the | 21/08/07 | | |threshold is crossed or reached if different): | | | ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22/08/07 | | ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | From 13% -14% (L&G) | | ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ - |8. Notified details: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - |A: Voting rights attached to shares | | -------- --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- - |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 rights|% of voting rights | | |using |Shares |Voting |shares | | | | |the ISIN| |Rights | | | | | |CODE | | ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- - | | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect | | | | | | | | | | | | -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- - |Ord 5p |17,989,570|17,989,570|19,501,591|19,501,591 |Not |14.10 |Not | | | | | | | |Specified | |Specified| | -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- - |B: Financial Instruments | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | | --------------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------- - |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 | | --------------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------- - |Total (A B) | | ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - |Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | | ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - | 19,501,591 | 14.10 | | ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - |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) (24,861,548 - 17.98% = Total Position) | | | | | |Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) | | |Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) | | |(24,861,548 - 17.98% = Total Position) | | | | | |Legal & General Investment Management Limited | | |(Indirect) (LGIM) (24,861,548 - 17.98% = Total | | |Position) | | | | | |Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (19,501,591 - 14.10% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | | | | | |Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings | | |(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (14,281,616 | | |5,219,975-3.77 % = PMC) - 10.33% = LGAS & LGPL) | | | | | |Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society | | |Management) Limited (PMC) (5,219,975 - Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (14,281,616 - | | |3.77% = PMC) 10.33% = LGAS & LGPL) | | | | | | Legal & General Pensions Limited | | | (Direct) (LGPL) | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - |Proxy Voting: | | --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- - |10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | | --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- - |11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to | N/A | | |hold: | | | --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- - |12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting | N/A | | |rights: | | | ------------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------------------- - | 13. Additional information: |Notification using the total voting rights figure| | | | of 138,222,334 | | ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- - |14. Contact name: | Nick Tilley, Company Secretary | | ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- - |15. Contact telephone number: | 01225 321218 | | ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- - |16 Date | 23 August 2007 | | -------- ------ --- ------- -- ----- ---- - ------- - - - ------- -------- - --------- - This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END