Aricom PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8552L
Aricom PLC
15 January 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 of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Aricom Plc

2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

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 notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

.................

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):

11/01/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15/01/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the triggering transaction
use ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting rights

Below 3%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
possible use ISIN CODE
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Ordinary 35,365,657 35,365,657 3.16

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Warrants 06/05/2010 06/05/2007 616,045 0.05

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights

35,981,702 3.21

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) (35,981,702 - 3.21% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

Helen Lewis

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851

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

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

Full name (including legal form of legal entities):

.................

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

.................

Phone number & email:

.................

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

.................

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name:

.................

Contact address:

.................

Phone number & email:

.................

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

.................

C: Additional information :

.................

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