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20 Dec 2007 16:00

John David Group (The) PLC20 December 2007 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares +---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | The John David Group PLC ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached: | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |Yes |+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+|An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may | ||result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which | ||voting rights are attached | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+|Other (please specify):______________ | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+|3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)||notification obligation: | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different | N/A ||from 3.): | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on which| 12 December 2007 ||the threshold is crossed or reached if | ||different): | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 20 December 2007 |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Above 3% (L&G) ||reached: | |+---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------++---------------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|8. Notified details: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+---------+-----------------+----------------------------------------------------+|Class/ |Situation |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction||type of |previous to the | ||shares |Triggering | || |transaction | ||if +--------+--------+---------+---------------------+--------------------+|possible |Number |Number |Number of|Number of voting |% of voting rights ||using the|of |of |shares |rights | ||ISIN CODE|Shares |Voting +---------+----------+----------+---------+----------+| | |Rights |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+---------+--------+--------+---------+----------+----------+---------+----------+|ORD 5p | Below 3% |1,506,616|1,506,616 | |3.12 | |+---------+-----------------+---------+----------+----------+---------+----------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| 1,506,616 | 3.12 |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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) ||Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) ||Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ||Legal & General Investment Management Limited ||(Indirect) (LGIM) || || Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,506,616 - 3.12% = LGAS, LGPL & || PMC) ||Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings ||(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) ||Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society ||Management) Limited (PMC) Limited (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 | N/A ||cease to hold: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to | N/A ||hold voting rights: | |+------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ +--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+| 13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights || | figure of 48,263,434 || | || | Please note this notification has been || | delayed due to the large number of || |disclosures required following a substantial|| |amount of new business which has come to us || | in the form of an in-specie transfer. |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|14. Contact name: | Helen Lewis (LGIM) |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone number: | 020 3124 3851 |+--------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange