1 Aug 2008 10:45
| Financial Services Authority |
| TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | MAGHREB MINERALS 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):______________ | |||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Barclays PLC | ||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | |||
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 24 July 2008 | ||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 25 July 2008 | ||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5.0% | ||
| 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 | ||||
| GB00B046T172 NIL NIL 4,621,126 NIL 4,621,126 NIL 5.08% | |||||||
| 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 |
| 4,621,126 | 5.08% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd |
| 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: | |
| 15. Contact telephone name: |
ENQUIRIES:
| Maghreb Minerals Plc | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7556 0940 |
| Gordon Riddler, Chairman | |
| Hanson Westhouse Limited | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6100 |
| Tim Metcalfe / Anita Ghanekar | |
| Lothbury Financial | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7011 9411 |
| Michael Padley / Michael Spriggs |