Kenmare Resources : Holding(s) in Company

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/ECi

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):

[X] 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:

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligationiii: JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv: JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedv: 22 March 2012

6. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%.
7. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE0004879486	117,595,590	117,595,590	96,371,554	0	96,371,554	0	3.99%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) 96,371,554

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
Nil
SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) Nil

Total (A+B) 96,371,554

number of voting rights 96,371,554

% of voting rights 3.99%

8. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicablexvii:

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc..: 96,371,554 (3.99%)

Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.. are as follows:

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 95,300,454 (3.95%)
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

9. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]. N/A
10. Additional information: N/A

Done at London on 23/03/2012.

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