London Capital Group Holdings Regulatory News (LCG)

9 Mar 2007 07:01

London Capital Group Holdings PLC09 March 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): London Capital Group Holdings Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : Re-disclosure following implementation of theTransparency Directive 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. SeeSection 9 for further information. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): N/A ................. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): Position held on 20 January 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 06 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of voting Rights shares (viii) B0RHGY9 2,000,000 2,000,000Ord GBP0.10 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights (ix) rightsCODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi) B0RHGY9 1,190,582 1,190,582 809,418 3.109% 2.114%Ord GBP0.10 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 2,000,000 5.223% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel FundTrustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Pensions ManagementLimited. Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of: 1. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer:5.223%) Please see section 13 for further information. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: See comment in Section 13.................. 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: See comment in Section 13.................. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: See comment in Section 13.................. 13. Additional information: Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standingproxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlyingclients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme. All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for thepurposes of DTR 5.2.1(a) and disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.5. This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is theultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1 (e) ................. 14. Contact name: Margaret Moss / Valerie Davidson................. 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7680 2125 / 020 7680 2177 ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name: BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT PensionScheme and Hermes Pensions Management Limited Contact Address: Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZPhone number: 020 7702 0888 Other useful information: BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parentundertaking of the group of companies subject to the notification obligation asindirect holders of voting rights for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(a) and 5.2.1(e) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name: Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent for BT Pension SchemeTrustees Limited Contact Address: Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ Phone number: 020 7680 2125 / 020 7680 2177 Other useful information: Hermes Investment Management Limited acts asinvestment manager and agent on behalf of BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited C: Additional information Please contact Margaret Moss on the above number for further information. Copy to Company Secretary of London Capital Group Holdings plc fax 020 7665 9499 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange