IRF European Fin Investments Ltd DTR 5.8.12 Announcement (8597G)

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RNS Number : 8597G

IRF European Fin Investments Ltd

12 June 2013

ANNOUNCEMENT

IRF European Finance Investments Ltd

("IRF" or the "Company")

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

12 June 2013

This notification is made in fulfillment of IRF's obligations under DTR 5.8.12.

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer

of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached: IRF European Finance Investments Ltd

2. Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the

   notification obligation:                                                  Opal Trading Company 

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:                                                                      16 May 2013 
   6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  22 May 2013 

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

   reached:                                                                      Above 5% 

8. Voting rights attached to shares:

   Class/type of shares:                                                   BMG493831058 

Situation previous to the triggering

transaction:

   -     Number of Shares:                                           NIL 
   -     Number of Voting Rights:                                 NIL 

Resulting situation after the triggering

transaction:

   -     Number of Shares (direct):                              9,251,731 
   -     Number of Voting Rights (direct):                     9,251,731 
   -     Number of Voting Rights (indirect):                  - 
   -     % of Voting Rights (direct):                              - 
   -     % of Voting Rights (indirect):                           6.74% 

Total

   -     Number of Voting Rights:                                 9,251,731 
   -     % of Voting Rights:                                          6.74% 

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

   -     n/a 
   10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      n/a 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder

   will cease to hold:                                                        n/a 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to

   hold voting rights:                                                        n/a 
   13. Additional information:                                           n/a 
   14. Contact name:                                                       Anastasios Anastasiadis 
   15. Contact telephone number:                                   00 30 210 4510249 

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