FDI.L Regulatory News (FDI)

18 Dec 2006 12:21

Firestone Diamonds PLC18 December 2006 18 December 2006 Firestone Diamonds plc Holding in Company Firestone Diamonds plc ('the Company') announces that it received notificationon 16 December 2006 from AXA Investment Managers UK Limited, that AXA S.A. andits group companies have a notifiable interest in 5,643,018 Ordinary Shares of20p each in the Company, representing approximately 10.12% of the issuedOrdinary Share capital. These shares are represented by a beneficial interestof 38,018 shares (approximately 0.07% of the issued Ordinary Share capital) anda non-beneficial interest of 5,605,000 shares (approximately 10.05% of theissued Ordinary Share capital). The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this noticerelates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Limited, as at 11December 2006, is as noted below. Name of Company/Fund No. of Shares Particulars of Beneficial Owners Registered As Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 37,000 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Smith & Williamson Nominees(Beneficial) Ltd Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 1,018 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited(Beneficial) AXA Framlington Throgmorton 1,130,000Trust(Non-Beneficial) AXA Framlington Equity Income 4,250,000(Non-Beneficial) LX0901 225,000(Non-Beneficial) Total 5,643,018 Holding as % of Issued Capital Total Beneficial Interest 38,018 0.07 Total Non-Beneficial Interest 5,605,000 10.05 Total 5,643,018 10.12 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange