FDI Firestone Diamonds Plc

RNS Number:5561T
Firestone Diamonds PLC
22 March 2007



TR-1(i):               notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing  Firestone Diamonds plc
shares to which voting rights are attached(ii):


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           AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008
obligation(iii):                                                Paris and its group of companies


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


5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is                 02/03/2007
crossed or reached(v):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             22/03/2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of    Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii)
shares           the Triggering
                 transaction (vi)
if possible      Number of  Number of  Number of     Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN   Shares     Voting     shares        ix
CODE                        Rights
                            viii       Direct        Direct  x    Indirect xi  Direct       Indirect

0391533                                26,018        26,018       5,755,000    0.05         10.32


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument           xiii            Period/ Date xiv          that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights

5,781,018                                          10.37%




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


Name of the Company / Fund                Number of Shares             % of issues share capital

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                     1,018                          0.00183

Direct


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                     25,000                         0.04484

Direct


AXA Framlington                                   1,130,000                         2.02662

Thorgmorton Trust

Indirect


AXA Framlington                                   4,400,000                         7.89126

Equity Income

Indirect


Framlington onshort private clients                 225,000                         0.40353

Indirect


                             Total Direct            26,018                         0.04666
                           Total Indirect          5,755,000                       10.32141

                                    TOTAL          5,781,018                       10.36807




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the 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:                            Philip Kenny


15. Contact telephone number:                0208 834 1028



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