Regulatory Announcement
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RNS Number:9706Y
SQS Software Quality Systems AG
14 July 2008
Holding in Company
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
SQS Software Quality Systems AG
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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 the notification obligation:
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
9 July 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
11 July 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | |
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | |
| DE0005493514 | Below 3% | Below 3% |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| 779,355 | 779,355 | 3.60% | ||
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise / conversion period / date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted | % of voting rights |
n/a |
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Total (A+B):
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 779,355 | 3.60% |
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) (779,35 / 3.60 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) |
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) |
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) |
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) (729,675 / 3.37 % = |
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) (729,675 / 3.37 % = |
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) |
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 number of voting rights of 21,599,109.
14. Contact name:
Helen Lewis
15. Contact telephone number:
00 44 20 3124 3851
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