Holding(s) in Company
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| TR-1[i]: notification of major interests in shares |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the | Kenmare Resources Plc |
| underlying issuer of existing shares | |
| to which voting rights are | |
| attached[ii]: | |
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| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate |
| box or boxes) |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |
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| 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): Update to Total Voting Rights | X |
| triggered this nofitcation. | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Prudential plc group of |
| the notification obligation[iii]: | companies |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | See attached schedule |
| different from 3.)[iv]: | |
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date | 24 August 2009 |
| on which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached if different)[v]: | |
|----------------------------------------+--------------------------|
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 25 August 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 20% to 18% |
| reached: | |
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| 8. Notified details: |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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|Class/type of |Situation previous to the |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]|
|shares |Triggering transaction [vi]| |
|(if possible |---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------|
|using the ISIN | Number of | Number of | Number of | Number of voting rights |% of voting rights|
|CODE) | Shares |Voting Rights | shares | ix | |
| | | viii |------------+-------------------------+------------------|
| | | | Direct | Direct x | Indirect | Direct |Indirect |
| | | | | | xi | | |
|---------------+------------+--------------+------------+--------------+----------+--------+---------|
|IE0004879486 | 165,702,039| 165,702,039|165,702,039 |165,702,039 | |18.86% | |
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| B: Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of | % of |
| financial | date xiii | Conversion | voting rights | voting |
| instrument | | Period/ Date | that may be | rights |
| | | xiv | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
|------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+--------|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
|-------------------------+--------------------|
| 165,702,039 | 18.86% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting |
| rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if |
| applicable xv: |
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| Prudential plc (parent Company) |
| M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) |
| M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G |
| Limited) |
| M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) |
| M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
|-------------------------------------------------------------+-----|
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to | N/A |
| hold: | |
|-------------------------------------------------------------+-----|
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting | N/A |
| rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
| | Calculations based on a Total |
| | Voting Rights figure of |
| | 878,547,274. |
| | |
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| 14. Contact name: | Dipesh Varsani |
| | M&G Investment Management Limited |
|-----------------------------+-------------------------------------|
| 15. Contact telephone | 020 7548 3261 |
| number: | |
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Notifiable Position Report for Kenmare Resources Ord Eur0.06
as at the 24 August 2009
Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of
878,547,274 ORD EUR0.06 shares
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| | Registered | Holding | % | |
| | Holder | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| Prudential plc | | 165,702,039 | 18,86 | Total |
| | | | | Notifiable |
| | | | | Interest |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | HSBC SEOUL | 19,994 | | |
| | GL BASICS | | | |
| | MOTHER FD | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 115,895,066 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 26,802,353 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | PRUCLT HSBC | 22,984,626 | | |
| | GIS NOM(UK) | | | |
| | PPL AC | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| M&G Group | | 165,702,039 | 18.86 | |
| Limited | | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | HSBC SEOUL | 19,994 | | |
| | GL BASICS | | | |
| | MOTHER FD | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 115,895,066 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 26,802,353 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | PRUCLT HSBC | 22,984,626 | | |
| | GIS NOM(UK) | | | |
| | PPL AC | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| M&G Investment | | 165,702,039 | 18.86 | |
| Management | | | | |
| Limited | | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | HSBC SEOUL | 19,994 | | |
| | GL BASICS | | | |
| | MOTHER FD | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 115,895,066 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 26,802,353 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | PRUCLT HSBC | 22,984,626 | | |
| | GIS NOM(UK) | | | |
| | PPL AC | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| M&G Limited | | 165,702,039 | 18.86 | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | HSBC SEOUL | 19,994 | | |
| | GL BASICS | | | |
| | MOTHER FD | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 115,895,066 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 26,802,353 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | PRUCLT HSBC | 22,984,626 | | |
| | GIS NOM(UK) | | | |
| | PPL AC | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| M&G Securities | | 142,697,419 | 16.24 | |
| Limited | | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 115,895,066 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 26,802,353 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
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END OF REPORT
Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive
2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive
2007/14/EC[i]
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 tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
[ ] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation[iii]:
Baillie Gifford & Co
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]:
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and Baillie Gifford & Co as
discretionary managers for their clients.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached[v]:
24 August 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified;
26 August 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified details:
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|A) Voting rights attached to shares |
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|Class/type of shares|Situation previous to the |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]|
|(if possible using |Triggering transaction [vi]| |
|the ISIN CODE) |---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------|
| |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting rights[xi]|% of voting rights|
| |Shares[viii] |Voting |shares[x] | | |
| | |rights[ix] |----------+---------------------------+------------------|
| | | |Direct |Direct[xii] |Indirect[xiii]|Direct |Indirect |
|--------------------+--------------+------------+----------+------------+--------------+--------+---------|
|IE0004879486 |44,933,735 |44,933,735 |43,728,271|43,728,271 | |4.98% | |
|--------------------+--------------+------------+----------+------------+--------------+--------+---------|
| | | | | | | | |
|--------------------+--------------+------------+----------+---------------------------+------------------|
|SUBTOTAL A (based on| | | | | |
|aggregate voting | 44,933,735| 44,933,735|43,728,271|43,728,271 |4.98% |
|rights) | | | | | |
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|B) Financial Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv] |
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|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/Conversion |Number of voting rights that |% of |
|financial |Date[xv] |Period/ Date[xvi] |may be acquired if the |voting|
|instrument| | |instrument is |rights|
| | | |exercised/converted | |
|----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------|
|n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |n/a |
|----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------|
| | | | | |
|---------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------|
| |SUBTOTAL B (in |n/a |n/a |
| |relation to all | | |
| |expiration dates) | | |
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| Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
|-------------+-------------------------+--------------------|
| | 43,728,271 | 4.98% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable[xvii]:
Baillie Gifford & Co (parent company)
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Baillie
Gifford & Co) holds 3.64% as discretionary manager for its clients.
10. In case of proxy voting: n/a
11. Additional information: n/a
Done at Edinburgh on 26 August 2009.
Contact Name: Gillian Wright, Regulatory Filings Manager
Legal Department
Baillie Gifford & Co
Contact Tel: +44 131 275 3041
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