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:
THE LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATION p.l.c.
2. Reason for notification [Yes/No]
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights YES DISPOSAL
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 1. AVI Value Fund 991,389
notification
obligation: 2. British Empire 3,424,035
3. Carnegie 235,311
4. CF AVI Global Fund 361,006
5. Columbia (non voting) 207,840
6. Rockefeller 147,120
7. Yale University 678,255
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if 1. State Street Nominees
different from 3):
2. Chase Nominees
3. State Street Nominees
4. BoNY Nominees
5. Mellon Nominees
6. Chase Nominees
7. NorTrust Nominees
5. Date of transaction (and date on 05 November 2008
which the
threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 07 November 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%
reached: 8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after
shares the triggering the triggering transaction
transaction
If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of Percentage of
use shares voting shares voting rights voting rights
ISIN code rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0031429219 6,156,886 5,899,156 6,044,956 5,837,116 0 4.96% 0%
Ordinary
Shares
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of
financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights
instrument period/date acquired (if the
instrument
exercised/
converted)
N/A
Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5,837,116 4.96% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
State Street Nominees acts as custodian for the AVI Fund LLC
JP Morgan Chase Nominees acts as custodian for British Empire Securities
State Street Nominees acts as custodian for the Carnegie Corporation
Bank of New york Nominees acts as custodian for the CF AVI Global Fund
Mellon Nominees acts as custodian for the Trustees of Columbia University
(non-voting)
JP Morgan Chase Nominees acts as custodian for the rockerfeller University
Northern Trust Nominees acts as custodian for Yale University 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: Asset Value Investors Limited
Daniel Sadler
15. Contact telephone name: 0207 647 2919 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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