TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 6574U

Petra Diamonds Limited

19 January 2017

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:				Petra Diamonds Limited
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Prudential plc M&G Group Limited M&G Limited M&G Investment Management Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		18 January 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		19 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		See item 13

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD GBP0.10 (DI) BMG702781094

26,634,574

26,634,574

26,592,106

0

26,592,106

0

5.01%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

26,592,106

5.01%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Prudential plc (parent Company) - 26,592,106 (5.01%) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 26,592,106 (5.01%) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) - 26,592,106 (5.01%) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) - 26,592,106 (5.01%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved below 5% and therefore no longer holds a notifiable interest.
14. Contact name:	John Baker / Owen Smith / James Todd M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7548 2561 / 020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293

 

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