Shareholders at 31 December 2006
Categories of ordinary shareholders and ranges of shareholdings at 31 December 2006 were:
| Shareholders | Shares | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Category of shareholder | ||||
| Individuals | 36,016 | 73.1 | 361,937,741 | 5.6 |
| Banks | 10 | – | 53,047,266 | 0.8 |
| Nominee companies | 12,022 | 24.4 | 5,941,161,757 | 90.9 |
| Insurance companies and pension funds | 26 | 0.1 | 372,404 | – |
| Limited companies | 783 | 1.6 | 100,840,203 | 1.5 |
| Other corporate bodies | 389 | 0.8 | 74,902,590 | 1.2 |
| 49,246 | 100.0 | 6,532,261,961 | 100.0 | |
| Range of holdings | ||||
| 1 – 20,000 | 43,234 | 87.8 | 203,497,887 | 3.1 |
| 20,001 – 100,000 | 4,443 | 9.0 | 175,031,553 | 2.7 |
| 100,001 – 500,000 | 820 | 1.7 | 181,066,217 | 2.8 |
| 500,001 and over | 749 | 1.5 | 5,972,666,304 | 91.4 |
| 49,246 | 100.0 | 6,532,261,961 | 100.0 | |
Other shareholder information
Registrars: The Company’s share register is administered by Lloyds TSB Registrars, The Causeway, Worthing, West Sussex BN99 6DA (Tel: 0870 600 3954). All shareholder enquiries should be addressed to Lloyds TSB Registrars.
Electronic Share Service: This service allows you to hold shares in Legal & General without the need for a share certificate and enables you to benefit from shorter market settlement periods. Individual shareholders hold their shares in the Company in a nominee holding registered in the name of Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominee Limited.
If you would like to join this service, or require further information, you should contact the Registrars directly on 0870 600 3954. They will send you a booklet, which sets out the terms and conditions under which your shares will be held, together with the appropriate share transfer form. The booklet and the share transfer form are also available from the shareholder section of Legal & General’s website at www.legalandgeneralgroup.com. You can view your shareholding in Legal & General Group Plc on the internet at www.shareview.co.uk. To register to use this service you should log onto www.shareview.co.uk and follow the instructions on screen. You will need your shareholder reference number, shown on your latest dividend counterfoil. Should you have any queries, please call the shareholder helpline on 0870 600 3954.
Dividend: The record date for the proposed final dividend for 2006, payable on 21 May 2007, is 20 April 2007 and the shares will trade ex-dividend on the London Stock Exchange from 18 April 2007.
Multiple Share Certificates: Shareholders with more than one certificate for shares may arrange for them to be consolidated into one certificate by contacting Lloyds TSB Registrars.
Individual Savings Account (ISA): Lloyds TSB Registrars provides a Single Company ISA for Legal & General Group Plc shares. If you would like more information please call the helpline on 0870 242 4244.
Capital Gains Tax: For the purpose of calculating UK capital gains tax, the market value on 31 March 1982 of each of the shares was 7.996p, after adjusting for the 1986 capitalisation issue and the 1996 and 1999 sub-divisions, but not reflecting any rights taken up under the 2002 rights issue.
Close Company Provisions: The Company is not a close company within the terms of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan: The Legal & General Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) enables shareholders to use their cash dividends in an inexpensive and efficient way to purchase Legal & General Group Plc shares.
Should you wish to participate in the DRIP in respect of the final dividend to be paid on 21 May 2007, a completed and signed DRIP mandate form should be received by the Registrars no later than 4 May 2007. For further details please contact Lloyds TSB Registrars, The Causeway, Worthing, West Sussex BN99 6DA or call on 0870 241 3018. You can find further information, including the DRIP booklet and mandate form, in the shareholder section of Legal & General’s website at www.legalandgeneralgroup.com.
2006 Preliminary Results Presentation: An audio recording of the presentation given to analysts and fund managers by Tim Breedon, Group Chief Executive and Andrew Palmer, Group Director (Finance) and the slides accompanying that presentation can be found in the shareholder section of Legal & General’s website at www.legalandgeneralgroup.com. A full copy of the announcement, sent to the London Stock Exchange on 14 March 2007, can also be viewed on the shareholder site.
Registered Office: Temple Court,
11 Queen Victoria Street,
London EC4N 4TP until 30 September 2007.
With effect from 1 October 2007, our registered office will be
One Coleman Street, London EC2R 5AA.
No. 1417162
Registered in England and Wales