HSTN.L Regulatory News (HSTN)

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Hansteen Holdings PLC

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):  Following a recent Placing and Open Offer, as of July 10, 2009 there are now 446,203,568 ordinary shares of Hansteen Holdings plc in issue. 

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

Third Avenue Management LLC 

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

Third Avenue Management LLC 

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

July 10, 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

July 10, 2009

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

3.00%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 5,355,171 5,355,171  10,710,342  10,710,342  2.40%

\* The percentage of voting rights is computed based on 446,203,568 shares outstanding.

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,710,342

2.40%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

14 Contact name:

Kelly Queally, Associate Director of Compliance

15. Contact telephone name:

212-906-1180, kqueally@thirdave.com