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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | EGDON RESOURCES PLC | |||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ü | |||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): New discretionary mandate, portfolio contains Egdon shares. |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 31 MARCH 2010 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 01 APRIL 2010 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 15% | |||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||
| 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 x | ||||||||||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||
| GB00B28YML29 | 11,239,871 | 11,239,871 |
| 11,389,871 |
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| 15.0908% | ||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||
| 11,389,871 | 15.0908% | |||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| 7,885,000 of these shares are for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd for who Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the portfolio of investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of other discretionary clients. | ||
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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| 13. Additional information: | The percentage holding above is calculated on 75,475,774 shares in issue. | |
| 14. Contact name: | David Clueit | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01253 754739 | |