Kemin Resources Regulatory News (KEM)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Kemin Resources Plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

Sturgeon Capital Ltd

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

BNY Mellon as custodian for Sturgeon Central Asia Fund and Sturgeon Central Asia Balanced Fund and RBC as custodian for Sturgeon Capital Funds - Sturgeon Central Asia Equities Fund

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

2 July 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ord GBP 1

GB00B8T2QJ39

11,270,000

13,170,000

7.53%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

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

13,170,000

7.53%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

Sturgeon Capital Ltd is the investment manager of various funds, including Sturgeon Central Asia Fund, Sturgeon Central Asia Balanced Fund Ltd and Sturgeon Capital Funds-Sturgeon Central Asia Equities sub-fund, and as such is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to the shares.

14. Contact name:

Taco A. Sieburgh Sjoerdsma

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 255 1006