RIT Capital Partners Regulatory News (RCP)

7 Nov 2007 15:28

RIT Capital Partners PLC07 November 2007 TR-1 - NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. IDENTITY OF THE ISSUER OR THE UNDERLYING ISSUER OF EXISTING SHARES TO WHICH VOTING RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED: RIT Capital Partners Plc 2. REASON FOR THE NOTIFICATION: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. FULL NAME OF PERSON(S) SUBJECT TO THE NOTIFICATION OBLIGATION: Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 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 REACHED: 17 October 2007 6. DATE ON WHICH ISSUER NOTIFIED: 6 November 2007 7. THRESHOLD(S) THAT IS/ARE CROSSED OR REACHED: From 3% - 4% (L&G) 8. NOTIFIED DETAILS a. VOTING DETAILS ATTACHED TO SHARES CLASS/ SITUATION PREVIOUS TO THE RESULTING SITUATION AFTER THE TRIGGERING TYPE OF TRIGGERING TRANSACTION TRANSACTION SHARES IF POSSIBLE USING THE ISIN CODE NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF VOTING % OF VOTING SHARES VOTING SHARES RIGHTS RIGHTS RIGHTS DIRECT DIRECT INDIRECT DIRECT INDIRECT GBP Ord 1 5,270,459 5,270,459 6,229,556 6,229,556 4.02% b. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RESULTING SITUATION AFTER THE TRIGGERING TRANSACTION TYPE OF FINANCIAL EXPIRATION DATE EXERCISE/ NUMBER OF VOTING % OF INSTRUMENT CONVERSION RIGHTS THAT MAY BE VOTING PERIOD/ DATE ACQUIRED IF THE RIGHTS INSTRUMENT IS EXERCISED/ CONVERTED. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a TOTAL A + B NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS % OF VOTING RIGHTS 6,229,556 4.02% 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) (6,229,556 - 4.02% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (5,491,511 - 3.54% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society Management) Limited (PMC) (5,491,511 - 3.54% = 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 CEASE TO HOLD: n/a 12. DATE ON WHICH PROXY HOLDER WILL CEASE TO HOLD VOTING RIGHTS: n/a 13. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 154,959,582 Please note this notification has been delayed to due the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to L&G 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