31 Jul 2012 09:52
Financial Services Authority
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Charles Taylor Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): Legal & General Group Plc (Group) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Investment notification obligation: Management Limited (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (L &G) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 26 July 2012 reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 July 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Group (Above 10%) reached: LGIM (Above 10%) L&G (From 6% to 8%) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of previous shares to the triggering transaction if possible using Number Number Number of voting % of voting the ISIN of of rights rights CODE Shares Voting Number Rights of shares Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 3,595,017 (As on 26/07/ 2012) (LGIM) Ordinary 1p 4,255,280 3,330,657 924,623 8.25% 2.29% 2,736,549 (As on 26/07/ 2012) (L&G) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of voting rights that may be Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ acquired if the % of voting instrument date Conversion Period instrument is rights exercised/ converted. CFD - - 237,947 0.58% C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting financial price date Conversion instrument refers to rights instrument period Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 4,493,227 11.13% (LGIM) 3,330,657 8.25% (L&G)
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) ( 4,493,227 -11.13%= Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( 4,493,227 -11.13% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 4,493,227 - 11.13% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 3,330,657 -8.25%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 1,223,365 - 3.03%= PMC) Holdings Limited (Direct)
(LGIH) ( 2,107,292 -5.22% = LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Limited (PMC) ( 1,223,365 - 3.03%= PMC)
Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ( 2,107,292 - 5.22% = 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 N/A to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 13. Additional information: 40,344,664 14. Contact name: Helen Bramall 15. Contact telephone number: 0203 3208862
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