Stvg Regulatory News (STVG)

5 Oct 2007 15:01

SMG PLC05 October 2007 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying SMG PLCissuer 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 resultin 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 from Legal & General Assurance3.): (Pensions Management) Limited------------------------------- (PMC) --------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 01 October 2007threshold is crossed or reached if different): ---------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 04 October 2007------------------------------- --------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G)------------------------------- -------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/ Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of Triggering transactionsharesifpossibleusing Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of votingthe ISIN Shares Voting shares rights rightsCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ORD GBP 12,461,080 12,461,080 12,874,310 12,874,310 4.060.025 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 12,874,310 4.06 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments 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) (12,874,310 - 4.06% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (Direct) (LGIH)(11,352,913 - 3.58% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (11,352,913 - 3.58% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Notification using the total voting rights figure of 316,874,422Additionalinformation: 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 Helen Lewis (LGIM)name: 15. Contacttelephonenumber: 020 3124 3851 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange