21 Oct 2009 11:59
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Firestone Diamonds Plc | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | No | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | |||
Other (please specify): | No | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Gartmore Investment Limited | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See box 9 | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 7th October 2009 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21st October 2009 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% |
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
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 x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0003915336 | 6,835,549 | 6,835,549 | 4,745,028 | 4,745,028 | 4.861% | |||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
4,745,028 | 4.861% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proxy Voting: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Name of the 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: | All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 97,605,674 as provided by Exshare.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Contact name: | Philip Kenny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | 0208 834 1028 |