Ferrexpo Regulatory News (FXPO)

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:

FERREXPO PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No 

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):

 Change of controlled undertakings through which voting rights are held and amendment to an agreement originally made between Ralkon Commercial Limited and Fayver Properties Inc dated 18 March 2009

Yes 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 IGOR KOLOMOISKY

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

EUROCLEAR NOMINEES LIMITED

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

10 AUGUST 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 AUGUST 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 10%

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B1XH203

 60,775,836

60,775,836

 40,551,710

 40,551,710

 20,224,126

 6.8892%

 3.4358%

 ORDINARY

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

 N/A

 N/A

 N/A

 N/A

 N/A

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

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

 N/A

 N/A

 N/A

 N/A

 N/A

Nominal

Delta

 N/A

 N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 60,775,836

 10.3251%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

(1) Euroclear Nominees Limited hold 40,551,710 shares (6.8892%) in Ferrexpo plc as nominee for the beneficial owner, Mr Igor Kolomoisky. These shares were previously held indirectly by Mr Kolomoisky through Ralkon Commercial Limited and were transferred to Mr Kolomoisky on 10 August 2009.

(2) Mr Kolomoisky has agreed with Fayver Properties Inc. (holder of 20,224,126 shares, 3.4358% of Ferrexpo plc) to adhere to the terms of an agreement originally entered into between Fayver Properties Inc and Ralkon Commercial Limited dated 18 March 2009, under which the parties are bound to jointly exercise their voting rights in respect of shares in Ferrexpo plc.

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:

 None

14. Contact name:

 Mr Gavin Mackay

15. Contact telephone number:

 +44 (0) 20 7389 8300