30 Jun 2010 09:03
| For filings with the FSA include the annex | |
| For filings with issuer exclude the annex | |
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii | Origo Partners plc Sedol B1G3MS1 | |||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | |||
| 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): | | X | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii | 1 Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership 2 Lansdowne Partners International Limited | |||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Vidacos Nominees Limited (Registered shareholders) | |||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 17/6/10 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21/6/10 | |||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 21% | |||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| Ordinary shares | 47,180,000 | 47,180,000 |
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| 60,870,000 |
| 20.13% | |||||||||
| IM00B1G3MS12 | ||||||||||||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 60,870,000 | 20.13% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited.
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | Lansdowne Partners Limited | |
| 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: | Hugh Orange | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0) 20 7408 8573 | |
| Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer | |
| Annex: Notification of major interests in share | |
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| A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation | |
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
| Origo Partners plc |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
| 26th Floor, Building A, North Tower, SOHO Shangdu, No.8 Dongdaqiao Road,, Beijing, 100020, China |
| Phone number & email
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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 | |
| Full name
| Lansdowne Partners Ltd |
| Contact address
| 15 Davies Street, London, W1K 3AG |
| Phone number & email
| 020 7290 5500 |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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| C: Additional information | |
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| For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. | |