1 Oct 2010 17:52
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
| Firestone Diamonds Plc | |||
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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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 | Yes | |||
Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (UTM) | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | N/A | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 30 September 2010 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 01 October 2010 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Group (Below 5%) UTM (Below 5%)
LGIM (Below 5%) UTM (Below 5%) | |||
8. Notified details:
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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 | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
Ordinary 20p | 8,119,000 LGIM (As on 20/04/2010) | Below 5% | ||||||||||||
8,119,000 UTM (As on 20/04/2010) | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||
Below 5% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 268,305,114 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Philip Kenny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 0208 834 1028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||