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 | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | X |
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| Other (please specify): | |
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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 | 01 May 2009 |
| on which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached if different)[v]: | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 05 May 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 18% to 17% |
| 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 | 146,737,101| 146,737,101|146,737,101 |146,737,101 | |17.81% | |
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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 |
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| 146,737,101 | 17.81% |
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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 |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to | N/A |
| hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting | N/A |
| rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | |
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| 14. Contact name: | Dipesh Varsani |
| | M&G Investment Management Limited |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7548 3261 |
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Notifiable Position Report for Kenmare Resources Ord Eur0.06
as at the 4 May 2009
Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of
823,524,610 ORD EUR0.06 shares
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| | Registered | Holding | % | |
| | Holder | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| Prudential plc | | 146,737,101 | 17.81 | Total |
| | | | | Notifiable |
| | | | | Interest |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | HSBC SEOUL | 17,706 | | |
| | GL BASICS | | | |
| | MOTHER FD | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 100,000,000 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 23,734,769 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | PRUCLT HSBC | 22,984,626 | | |
| | GIS NOM(UK) | | | |
| | PPL AC | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| M&G Group | | 146,737,101 | 17.81 | |
| Limited | | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | HSBC SEOUL | 17,706 | | |
| | GL BASICS | | | |
| | MOTHER FD | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 100,000,000 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 23,734,769 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | PRUCLT HSBC | 22,984,626 | | |
| | GIS NOM(UK) | | | |
| | PPL AC | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| M&G Investment | | 146,737,101 | 17.81 | |
| Management | | | | |
| Limited | | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | HSBC SEOUL | 17,706 | | |
| | GL BASICS | | | |
| | MOTHER FD | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 100,000,000 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 23,734,769 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | PRUCLT HSBC | 22,984,626 | | |
| | GIS NOM(UK) | | | |
| | PPL AC | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| M&G Limited | | 146,737,101 | 17.81 | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | HSBC SEOUL | 17,706 | | |
| | GL BASICS | | | |
| | MOTHER FD | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 100,000,000 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 23,734,769 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | PRUCLT HSBC | 22,984,626 | | |
| | GIS NOM(UK) | | | |
| | PPL AC | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| M&G Securities | | 123,734,769 | 15.02 | |
| Limited | | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 100,000,000 | | |
| | NOMINEE LTD | | | |
| | A/C MKK01 | | | |
|-----------------+--------------+-------------+-------+------------|
| | NORTRUST | 23,734,769 | | |
| | NOMS LTD A/C | | | |
| | MEJ01 | | | |
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