Camellia Regulatory News (CAM)

9 Aug 2007 16:24

Camellia PLC09 August 2007 Camellia Plc Notification of major interests in shares 9th August 2007 Camellia Plc announces that it received yesterday the following notificationfrom Taube Hodson Stonex Partners Limited, pursuant to the Disclosure andTransparency Rules. 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Camellia Plc 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which mayresult in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): Initial notification Yes 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: Taube Hodson Stonex Partners Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): - 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): - 6. Date on which issuer notified: 8th August 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares the triggering transaction transaction If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage ofuse ISIN shares voting shares rights voting rightscode rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0001667087 227,176 - 227,176 - 8.17% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/date exercised/converted) rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights227,176 8.17% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: - 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: - 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: - 13. Additional information: Taube Hodson Stonex Partners Limited ("THS") is a discretionary fund manager and does not invest on its own behalf but invests on behalf of its clients (that are large institutional funds i.e. Pension Funds, Unit trusts). THS controls the shares on the client's behalf. THS has held Camellia shares on behalf of clients since July 1993. On 30/09/1993, the 5% limit was crossed and has remained above 5% since then. The current holding is 8.17%. In accordance with the DTR transitional provisions, the issuer should have been notified by 20th March 2007. 14 Contact name: Kim van Tonder15. Contact telephone name: 0207 659 4250 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange