(XAR.L) Xaar PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 3633B Xaar PLC 26 October 2009

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Xaar Plc

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes

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 Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
notification obligation: iii Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LHAS & LGPL)
(if different from 3.):iv Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (UTM)
5. Date of the transaction and date on 22 October 2009

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 October 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii Above 15% (Group)
Above 15% (LGIM)
From 6%-7% (L&G)

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
ORD 6,882,506 6,882,506 8,949,066 4,726,017 4,223,049 7.514 6.714

GBP 0.10 3,926,319 3,926,319
(L&G) (L&G)

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
CFD N/A N/A N/A 592,500 Nominal Delta
0.942 0.942

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
9,541,566 15.17

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (9,541,566 -15.17% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (9,541,566 -15.17% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (9,541,566 -15.17% = Total Position) Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (3,888,586 -6.18% = UTM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (4,726,017 -7.51 % = LGAS, LGPL &

Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited

Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (4,648,087 -7.39 % = LGAS
(Direct) (LGIMHD) & LGPL)
Legal & General Assurance Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
(Pensions Management) Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (4,648,087 -7.39 % = LGAS &

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 62,895,633
14. Contact name:
Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:

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