Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 8265V
  John David Group (The) PLC
  03 June 2008
   


 For filings with the FSA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer   The John David Group
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                Plc
 attached:

 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                             Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 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           Legal & General Group Plc
 notification obligation:                                 (L&G)
                                                           N/A
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
 from 3):
                                                       30 May 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which
 the threshold is crossed or reached if
 different):
                                                      02 June 2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                     Below 3% (L&G)
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
 reached:



    
 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of sharesIf                Situation previous to the triggering               Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction
 possible use ISIN code                                         transaction
                                     Number of shares      Number of voting  Number of shares        Number of voting     Percentage of
voting
                                                                     rights                                    rights                  
rights
                                                                                                Direct       Indirect        Direct  
Indirect
 ORDGBP0.05                                 1,506,616             1,506,616                                                           Below
3%

    
 
                                            B: Financial Instruments

                              Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)



    
 Total (A+B) 
 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
  Below 3%

    
 
 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) (Below 3% = 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 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 
                                                 48,263,434

      14 Contact name:                       Helen Lewis (LGIM)

 15. Contact telephone name:                   020 3124 3851


    For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 
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