Re: Holding in Company

Re: Holding in Company

The Company
Secretary
Kenmare Resources
plc
Chatham
House
Chatham Street

Dublin
2
Ireland

Fax: [phone]

13 April 2006

Dear Sir/Madam,

Companies Act 1985 (as amended):
Disclosure of Interests in Shares

In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended)
(the
"Act"), we write to inform you that the company identified herein has
a
notifiable interest in the issued share capital of your company as
detailed
below.

Class of share: ORD EUR 0.06

Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MEBOl                  17,783,069
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MEJOl                   16,287,816

M&G Investment Funds (1)                           34,070,885

This represents 5.09% of the 669,018,831 shares in issue.

For the purposes of S210 of the Act, the address for those companies
identified in the attached schedule is Laurence Pountney Hill London
EC4R
OHH.

Yours faithfully,

Lara Shitta-Bey
for and on behalf of M&G Investment Funds (1)

Direct Line: 020 7548 2293
Direct Fax: [phone]




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