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+------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TR-1[i]: notification of major interests in shares | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. Identity of the issuer or the | Kenmare Resources Plc | | underlying issuer of existing shares | | | to which voting rights are | | | attached[ii]: | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 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 | | |---------------------------------------------------------+---------| | Other (please specify): Update to Total Voting Rights | X | | triggered this nofitcation. | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Prudential plc group of | | the notification obligation[iii]: | companies | |----------------------------------------+--------------------------| | 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | See attached schedule | | different from 3.)[iv]: | | |----------------------------------------+--------------------------| | 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 | |----------------------------------------+--------------------------| | 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 20% to 18% | | reached: | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 8. Notified details: | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |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% | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | B: Financial Instruments | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 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 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------+ | Total (A+B) | |----------------------------------------------| | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |-------------------------+--------------------| | 165,702,039 | 18.86% | +----------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting | | rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if | | applicable xv: | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 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) | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Proxy Voting: | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 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: | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 13. Additional information: | | | | Calculations based on a Total | | | Voting Rights figure of | | | 878,547,274. | | | | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | 14. Contact name: | Dipesh Varsani | | | M&G Investment Management Limited | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------| | 15. Contact telephone | 020 7548 3261 | | number: | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 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 +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | 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 | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 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: +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A) Voting rights attached to shares | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |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) | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B) Financial Instruments | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv] | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |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) | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |-------------+-------------------------+--------------------| | | 43,728,271 | 4.98% | +------------------------------------------------------------+ 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 ---END OF MESSAGE--- This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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