Kenmare Resources plc : 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/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):

[ 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

3.   Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation^[iii]: Legal and General Group Plc
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^[v]: 07 February 2013
6.   Date on which issuer notified; 08 February 2013
7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: L&G (Below 3%)
8.   Notified details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi]		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]
	Number of Shares[viii]	Number of Voting rights[ix]	Number of shares[x]	Number of voting rights[xi]		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct[xii]	Indirect[xiii]	Direct	Indirect
	76,535,146	76,535,146	Below 3%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	Below 3%

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv]
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date[xv]	Exercise/Conversion  Period/ Date[xvi]	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Below 3%

9.   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable^[xvii]:
10.   In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11.   Additional information:
Done at [place] on [date].

Annex to the standard form TR-1^[xviii]

a)   Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Legal and General Group Plc
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	One Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AA
Phone number	.020 3124 3851
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	Paul Sweeney

b)   Identity of the notifier, if applicable^[xix]:

Full name	.Angela Hayter  LGIM
Contact address	One Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AA
Phone number	020 3124 3851 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Investment Advisor

c)   Additional information

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