Holding(s) in Company

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):

Kenmare Resources plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (    )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached: ( No )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify) : ( No )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
(iii):

FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited and their direct
subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

......

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or  reached if different) (v):

10th August 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15th August 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

8. Notified details:

.......


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                        transaction (vi)
                                 Number of shares   Number of voting
                                                    Rights (viii)
IE0004879486                     20,235,692         20,235,692



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of    Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares if        shares    (ix)
possible using
the ISIN CODE
                 Direct    Direct   Indirect (xi)  Direct   Indirect
                           (x)                              3.21%
                                    22,254,442



B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of    Expiration  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting    % of
financial  Date (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be  voting
instrument                                 acquired if the     rights
                                           instrument is
                                           exercised/
                                           converted.




Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

22,254,442              3.21%



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

See attached Schedule


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


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

FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited will acquire to hold
2,018,750 voting rights as of 10 August 2007

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

......
13. Additional information:
.......

14. Contact name:

.......

15. Contact telephone number:

.......

Annex to the standard form TR-1 xvii
a)     Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the
notification obligation:

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| Full Name (including legal form for | FMR Corp and Fidelity       |
| legal entities)                     | International Limited (FIL) |
| Contact Address (registered office  | FMR Corp - 82 Devonshire    |
| for legal entities)                 | Street,                     |
|                                     | Boston, MA, 02109, USA.     |
|                                     | FIL - Pembroke Hall, 42     |
| Phone Number                        | Crow Lane,                  |
| Other useful information (at least  | Pembroke, HM19 Bermuda.     |
| legal representative for legal      | 44 (0) 1737 836 713         |
| persons)                            | Company Secretary           |
|                                     |                             |
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b)     Identity of the notifier, if applicable:

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| Full Name                            | FMR Corp and Fidelity      |
|                                      | International Limited      |
| Contact Address                      | (FIL)                      |
|                                      | Windmill Court XTW2B,      |
| Phone Number                         | Millfield Lane,            |
| Other useful information (e.g.       | Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, |
| functional relationship with the     | Surrey KT20 6RB            |
| person or legal entity subject to    | 44 (0) 1737 836 713        |
| the notification obligation)         | Authorised to make this    |
|                                      | filing under power of      |
|                                      | attorney                   |
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c)      Additional Information:
Schedule:
Issuer Name: Kenmare Resources plc
Current ownership percentage:                   3.21%
Total Shares Held:                                        22,254,442
Shares in issue:
691,815,263


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|                     | Shares    | Management | Nominee/Registered |
|                     | Held      | Company    | Name               |
| Fidelity            |           | FIL        |                    |
| International       | 6,674,200 | FIL        | JP Morgan,         |
| Limited (FIL) is    | 9,689,742 | FIL        | Bournemouth        |
| the parent holding  | 409,500   | FIJ        | Brown Bros Harrimn |
| company for various | 336,600   | FMRCO      | LTD LUX            |
| direct and indirect | 2,640,000 | FPM        | Bank of New York   |
| subsidiaries,       | 1,472,300 | FPM        | Brussels           |
| including Fidelity  | 1,032,100 |            | Brown Brothers     |
| Fund Management     |           |            | Harriman and Co    |
| Limited (FFML).     |           |            | Mellon Bank        |
| Fidelity Investment |           |            | JP Morgan,         |
| Services Ltd        |           |            | Bournemouth        |
| (FISL), Fidelity    |           |            | Citibank London    |
| Gestion (FIGEST),   |           |            |                    |
| Fidelity            |           |            |                    |
| Investments         |           |            |                    |
| Advisory (Korea)    |           |            |                    |
| Limited (FIAKL),    |           |            |                    |
| Fidelity            |           |            |                    |
| Investments         |           |            |                    |
| Management (Hong    |           |            |                    |
| Kong) Limited       |           |            |                    |
| (FIMHK). Fidelity   |           |            |                    |
| Pension Management  |           |            |                    |
| (FPM), Fidelity     |           |            |                    |
| Investments Japan   |           |            |                    |
| (FIJ) and Fidelity  |           |            |                    |
| Investments         |           |            |                    |
| International       |           |            |                    |
| (FII), investment   |           |            |                    |
| managers for        |           |            |                    |
| various non-US      |           |            |                    |
| Investment          |           |            |                    |
| companies and       |           |            |                    |
| institutional       |           |            |                    |
| clients.            |           |            |                    |
|                     |           |            |                    |
| FMR Corp is the     |           |            |                    |
| parent holding      |           |            |                    |
| company of Fidelity |           |            |                    |
| Management &        |           |            |                    |
| Research Company    |           |            |                    |
| (FRMCO), investment |           |            |                    |
| manager for US      |           |            |                    |
| mutual funds, and   |           |            |                    |
| Fidelity Management |           |            |                    |
| Trust Company       |           |            |                    |
| (FMTC), a US state  |           |            |                    |
| chartered bank      |           |            |                    |
| which acts as a     |           |            |                    |
| trustee or          |           |            |                    |
| investment manager  |           |            |                    |
| of various pension  |           |            |                    |
| and trust accounts. |           |            |                    |
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