(LGEN.L) Legal & General Group PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 1297C Rexam PLC 06 November 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached: Rexam PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s)
subject to the notification Legal & General Group
obligation: Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): Legal & General
Assurance (Pensions
Management) Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 2 November 2009 crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer
notified: 4 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or reached: From 4% - 3% (L&G)

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ORD 26,509,144 34,660,260 34,660,260
26,509,144 3.95

GBP 0.64285714

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
34,660,260 3.95

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) (34,660,260 -3.95 % = LGAS, LGPL
& PMC)
Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (Direct) (LGIMHD) (31,583,931 -3.60 % = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(Pensions Management) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

(PMC) (31,583,931 -3.60 % =

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)

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:
Notification using the total voting rights
figure of 876,828,533

14. Contact name:
Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

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