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RNS Number : 6006K

Firestone Diamonds PLC

18 July 2011

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Firestone Diamonds Plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box 
  or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
  issued to which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
  economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject     Legal & General Group Plc 
  to the notification obligation:       (Group) 
                                        Legal & General Investment 
                                        Management Limited (LGIM) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if    Legal & General (Unit Trust 
  different from 3.):                   Managers) Limited (UTM) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date   14 July 2011 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     15 July 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed   LGIM (Above 10%) 
  or reached:                           Group (Above 10%) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type 
 of shares 
 if possible   Situation previous 
 using the      to the triggering       Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE      transaction              transaction 
------------  -----------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
                          Number 
               Number      of 
                of         Voting       Number       Number of voting         % of voting 
                Shares     Rights        of shares    rights                   rights 
------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
                                        Direct       Direct      Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary      17,661,000 
  20p           (As at 09/12/2010)      31,238,035   6,658,035   24,580,023   2.06%    7.59% 
              -----------------------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                 Number of 
                                                 voting rights 
                                                 that may be 
                                                 acquired if the 
 Type of                          Exercise/      instrument is 
 financial          Expiration     Conversion    exercised/        % of voting 
 instrument          date          Period        converted.         rights 
-----------------  ------------  -------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 CFD                                             1,375,000         0.42% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of      Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/    Number of    % of voting 
 financial     price      date        Conversion   voting        rights 
 instrument                           period       rights 
                                                   instrument 
                                                   refers to 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
                                                                Nominal   Delta 
-----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 32,613,035                10.07% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting 
  rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct 
  and Indirect) (Group) (32,613,035 
  - 10.07% = Total Position) 
 
 Legal & General Investment Management 
  (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct 
  and Indirect) (32,613,035 - 10.07% 
  = Total Position) 
 
 Legal & General Investment Management 
  Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (32,613,035 
  - 10.07% = Total Position) 
 
 Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) 
  Limited (24,580,023 - 7.59% = 
  UTM) 
 
                  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) 
 
 Legal & General Investment Management    Legal & General Insurance Holdings 
  (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)     Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 
 
 Legal & General Assurance (Pensions      Legal & General Assurance Society 
  Management) Limited (PMC)                Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 
 
                                          Legal & General Pensions Limited 
                                           (Direct) (LGPL) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:         N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy     N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will   N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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                                  Notification using the total 
 13. Additional information:       voting rights figure of 323,964,111 
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 14. Contact name:                Philip Kenny 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    0208 834 1028 
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