16 Jul 2009 14:39
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: | Melrose 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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
| Other (please specify): | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, and its group of companies | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 14/07/2009 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 15/07/2009 | |
| 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 viii | Number of shares | Number of voting rights ix | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct x | Indirect xi | Direct | Indirect | |||
| 0935458 | 5,078,317 | 5,078,317 | 126,885 | 126,885 | 6,286,432 | 0.12 | 5.71 |
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
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| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 6,413,317 | 5.82% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv: | ||
| Name of Company/Fund | Number of Shares | % of issued share capital |
| AXA (DIRECT) | 113,225 | 0.10276 |
| AXA Framlington (INDIRECT) | 200,000 | 0.18152 |
| AXA IM UK (DIRECT) | 13,660 | 0.01240 |
| AXA IM UK (INDIRECT) | 6,070,432 | 5.50942 |
| AXA Rosenberg (INDIRECT) | 16,000 | 0.014521336 |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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| 13. Additional information: |
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| 14. Contact name: | Kyere Tabiri |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 003 1510 |
Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares xvi
| A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | AXA S.A. |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris |
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| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
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| B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii | |
| Full name | Kyere Tabiri |
| Contact address | 7 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7NX |
| Phone number | 0207 003 1510 |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | AXA I M UK is a 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM SA which is in turn wholly owned by AXA SA |
| C: Additional information |
| Contact information at Melrose Resources plc: Alasdair Robinson, 0131 221 3360 |