5 Jan 2009 09:17
REGENCY MINES PLC
Holding in Company
Dated:Â 5Â January 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached:
Regency Mines plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: | |
| 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):Â | No |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
City Equities Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached if different):
2 January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
2 January 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 3%
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 | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB00B067NB67 | 8,475,000 | 8,475,000 | 5,305,000 | 5,305,000 | nil | 2.16% | nil |
B. Financial Instruments:
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
| financial | date | Conversion | rights that may be | rights |
| instrument | Period/Date | acquired if the | ||
| instrument is exercised/ | ||||
| converted | ||||
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
5,305,000 2.16%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/
or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
n/a
Proxy Voting
10. Name of the proxy holder: n/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy n/a
holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder n/a
will cease to hold voting
rights:
13. Additional information:
Shares have been sold to certain clients, with City Equities Limited acting as Principal.
14. Contact name: Chris Richards
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7489 5555
Enquiries:
| Andrew Bell | 0207 402 4580 or 07766 474849 | Regency Mines plc | Chairman |
| John Simpson | 020 7489 4500 | Blomfield Corporate Finance Ltd | Nominated Adviser |
| Ron Marshman / John Greenhalgh | 020 7011 9411 | Lothbury Financial Limited | Public Relations |
Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Regency's website, www.regency-mines.com.