Holding(s) in Company (4210B)

TIDMASD TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 4210B

Axis-Shield PLC

17 February 2011

Financial Services Authority

 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the                     Axis Shield PLC 
 underlying issuer of existing shares to 
 which voting rights are attached: 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                             Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached. 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject         Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)          Legal & General Assurance (Pensions 
  (if different from 3.):                     Management) Limited (PMC) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date              14 February 2011 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                16 February 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed             L&G (From 5% to 6%) 
  or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type 
 of shares 
 if 
 possible              Situation previous 
 using the              to the triggering                         Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE                 transaction                                           transaction 
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                                     Number 
                 Number                of 
                    of               Voting             Number           Number of voting              % of voting 
                  Shares             Rights            of shares               rights                     rights 
-----------  --------------  ---------------------  -------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                      Direct        Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
-----------      ----  ----     ------  -----  ---  --------  ---  ------------  --------------  ---------  ------------ 
 Ordinary                  2,941,814 
  35p                  (As on 22/01/2009)             3,033,796      3,033,796                     6.06% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                         Number of voting 
                                                                          rights that may 
                                                                          be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
 Type of financial      Expiration       Exercise/                        instrument is               % of voting 
  instrument             date             Conversion Period               exercised/ converted.        rights 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of                                        Exercise/      Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise       Expiration      Conversion     rights instrument 
 instrument        price          date           period         refers to                     % of voting rights 
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                                                                                                Nominal         Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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                          3,033,796                                                      6.06% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) 
   (Group) ( 3,959,669 -7.91%= Total Position) 
   Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) 
   Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( 3,959,669 
   -7.91%= Total Position) 
   Legal & General Investment Management Limited 
   (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 3,959,669 -7.91%= Total 
   Position) 
               Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 3,033,796 
                             - 6.06%=LGAS, LGPL & PMC) 
   Legal & General Investment           Legal & General Insurance Holdings 
   Management (Holdings) Limited        Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (LGAS & LGPL) 
   (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 1,566,224 
   -3.13%= PMC) 
   Legal & General Assurance            Legal & General Assurance Society 
   (Pensions Management) Limited        Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ( - LGAS & LGPL) 
   (PMC) ( 1,566,224 -3.13%= PMC) 
                                        Legal & General Pensions Limited 
                                        (Direct) (LGPL) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                    N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold:                                                        N/A 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights:                                                  N/A 
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                                            Notification using the total voting 
 13. Additional information:                    rights figure of 49,996,208 
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 14. Contact name:                                   Paul Toon (LGIM) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                         020 3124 3854 
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