Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0008G

Carpathian PLC

05 May 2011

TR-1[i]: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached[ii]:	Carpathian Plc (ISIN = GB00B0B66533)
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): Transitional provision of Transparency Directive for re-notification of ING Bank N.V. holdings over 3%.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation[iii]:	ING Groep N.V.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]:	N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different)[v]:	03 May 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:	04 May 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8% and 9%
8. Notified details:

1. 1. 1.

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi]		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights ^viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ^ix		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct ^x	Indirect ^xi	Direct	Indirect
Ordianary Shares GB00B0B66533	Below 3%	Below 3%	21,000,000	21,000,000	0	9.05%	0

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ^xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date ^xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date ^xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

21,000,000

9.05%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable ^xv:

N/A

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