Last checked at 21 Aug 2008 08:42
| For Immediate Release | 21 August 2008 |
ANGLO ASIAN MINING PLC
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | ANGLO ASIAN MINING PLC | ||
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | NO | ||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | NO | ||
| Other (please specify):______________ | N/A | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | KHAGANI BASHIROV | ||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | BERKERLEY BUSINESS LTD 345,145 VIRGIN DEVELOPMENTS LTD 400,000 GERRARD MARKETING LLC 1,026,788 EUROILGAS INDUSTRIES PLC 100,000 | ||
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 5 AUGUST 2008 | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 20 AUGUST 2008 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 13% | ||
| 8: 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 | |||||||||
| ANGLO ASIAN MINING PLC GB00BOC18177 | 12,195,825 | 12,195,825 | 14,067,758 | 14,067,758 | 13.7732%
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 14,067,758 | 13.7732% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of 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: | N/A |
| 14 Contact name: | DHIRSINGH JODHUN |
| 15. Contact telephone name: | 07990 785 041 |