ECAP.L Regulatory News (ECAP)

8 May 2007 15:03

Promethean India PLC08 May 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Promethean India Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: First State Investment Management (UK) Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : Vidacos Niminees Limited as nominee for First State Global Emerging MarketsFund, sub-fund of First State Investments ICVC (2,343,600 shares) Vidacos Nominees Limited as nominee for First State Asia Pacific Fund, sub-fundof First State Investments ICVC (3,867,300 shares) State Street Bank and Trust as nominee for Lloyds TSB Pension Scheme Company(868,900 shares) State Street Bank and Trust as nominee for Lloyds TSB Pension Scheme Company(464,700 shares) Vidacos Nominees Limited as nominee for Colonial First State Wholesale GlobalEmerging Markets Fund (1,833,900 shares) Total: 9,378,400 shares 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 26 April 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15% 8. Notified details: N/A A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Shares 9,378,400 18.75%GB00B14VJ946 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 9,378,400 18.75% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : N/A 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: First State Investment Management (UK) Limited is appointed as investmentmanager by and entitled to exercise voting rights on behalf of the shareholderslisted in 4 above. All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for thepurposes of DTR 5.2.1 (e) and disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.5 14. Contact name: Gillian Davis / Bridgette Roche 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 473 22000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange