RNS Number : 5030S

Mears Group PLC

18 March 2016

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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:			Mears Group Plc
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 notification obligation:		Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (UTM)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		15 March 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		17 March 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		L&G (From 4% to 3%)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD GBP 0.01

4,105,986

4,067,907

4,067,907

3.99%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,067,907

3.99%

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) (5,365,238,  5.26% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  (5,365,238,  5.26% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (5,365,238,  5.26% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (4,067,907,  3.99% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (Below 5% = UTM)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,192,943,  2.15% = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (1,874,694, 1.84% LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) (2,192,943,  2.15%  = PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL) (1,874,694, 1.84% = LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 101,938,335

14. Contact name:

Amy Williams (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

029 2035 4097

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