TIDMFDI TIDMLGEN

RNS Number : 0672W

Firestone Diamonds PLC

24 January 2012

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
  underlying issuer of existing shares    Firestone Diamonds plc 
  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                          X 
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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:        (L&G) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if    Legal & General Assurance 
  different from 3.):                   Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date   20 January 2012 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     23 January 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed   L&G (above 3%) 
  or reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type       Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of               to the triggering         transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
---------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number       Number       Number       Number of voting        % of voting 
                   of           of           of shares    rights                  rights 
                   Shares       Voting 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------------  ------------------ 
                                            Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
---------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
  Ordinary 20p           Below 3%           11,352,331   11,352,331              3.04% 
             (as on 15/07/2011) 
 ------------------------                  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    rights that              rights 
                                   Period        may be 
                                                 acquired if 
                                                 the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
  11,352,331               3.04% 
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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) ( 40,333,035 
  -10.82%= Total Position) 
 Legal & General Investment Management 
  (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct 
  and Indirect) ( 40,333,035 -10.82%= 
  Total Position) 
 Legal & General Investment Management 
  Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 40,333,035 
  -10.82%= Total Position) 
       Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 11,352,331 - 3.04%=LGAS, 
                                   LGPL & PMC) 
 Legal & General Investment Management     Legal & General Insurance Holdings 
  (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)      Limited (Direct) (LGIH) ( 11,352,331 
                                            -3.04%= LGAS & LGPL) 
 Legal & General Assurance (Pensions       Legal & General Assurance Society 
  Management) Limited (PMC)                 Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ( 11,352,331 
                                            -3.04%= 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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 13. Additional information:      Notification using the total 
                                   voting rights figure of 372,613,111 
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 14. Contact name:                Paul Toon (LGIM) 
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 15. Contact telephone number:    020 3124 3854 
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