Holding(s) in Company
22 March 2010 - 8:16PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMTHT TIDMLGEN
RNS Number : 9268I
Thorntons PLC
22 March 2010
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
THORNTONS PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )
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 the notification obligation (iii):
Legal & General Group Plc ( L & G )
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
18 March 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
19 March 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
From 4% to 3% (L & G)
8. Notified details:
.................
A: Voting rights attached to shares
+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Class/type | Situation |
| of shares | previous to the |
| if | Triggering |
| possible | transaction |
| using the | (vi) |
| ISIN CODE | |
+------------+-----------------------+
| | Number | Number |
| | of | of |
| | shares | voting |
| | | Rights |
| | | (viii) |
| | | |
+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Ordinary | 3,256,693 | 3,256,693 |
| 10p | | |
| shares | | |
+------------+-----------+-----------+
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
+-------------------+----------------+------------+--------------+--------+----------+
| Class/type of | Number of | Number of voting rights | % of voting |
| shares if | shares | (ix) | rights |
| possible using | | | |
| the ISIN CODE | | | |
+-------------------+----------------+---------------------------+-------------------+
| | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| | | (x) | (xi) | | |
| | | | | | |
+-------------------+----------------+------------+--------------+--------+----------+
| Ordinary 10p | 2,723,427 | 2,723,427 | | 3.98 | |
| shares | | | | | |
+-------------------+----------------+------------+--------------+--------+----------+
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+
| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/Conversion | Number of | % of voting |
| financial | Date (xiii) | Period/ Date (xiv) | voting rights | rights |
| instrument | | | that may be | |
| | | | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
| | | | | |
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+
| | | | | |
+------------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+
Total (A+B)
+-----------+--------+
| Number | % of |
| of | voting |
| voting | rights |
| rights | |
| | |
+-----------+--------+
| 2,723,427 | 3.98% |
+-----------+--------+
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
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 ( L & G) ( Direct 2,723,427 - 3.98% = LGAS/LGPL/PMC)
Legal & Genral Investment Management (Holdings) Limited ( Direct 2,476,123 -
3.62% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance ( Pensions Management) Limited ( 2,476,123- 3.62% =
PMC)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
.................
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
.................
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
.................
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Mark R. Henson - Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 01773 542384
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