Petra Diamonds Limited TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (2893U)

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RNS Number : 2893U

Petra Diamonds Limited

16 January 2017

 
 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Petra Diamonds Limited 
  the 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                                    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)                                        M&G Investment Funds (3) 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):                                         State Street Noms Ltd A/C 
                                                                             GMIQ 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                           13 January 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                              16 January 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                              Below 5% 
  crossed or                                                             See item 13 
  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 
  of              to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number            Number            Number          Number of                % of voting 
                  of                of                of shares       voting                   rights 
                  Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
--------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  ORD GBP0.10 
      (DI) 
  BMG702781094     26,649,931        26,649,931       26,425,760        0       26,425,760         0          4.98% 
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 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. 
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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 voting           % of voting 
 financial          price          date            Conversion         rights instrument          rights 
 instrument                                        period             refers to 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
----------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 26,425,760                                            4.98% 
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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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 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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                                                          With reference to item 3, 
  13. Additional information:                              M&G Investments Funds (3) 
                                                           is an Open Ended Investment 
                                                           Company (OEIC) and is not 
                                                           a Prudential group company 
                                                           and must be separately disclosed. 
                                                           This OEIC Fund is managed 
                                                           by M&G Investment Management 
                                                           Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                           of Prudential plc) and will 
                                                           have been previously attributed 
                                                           to Prudential plc solely 
                                                           on the basis that M&G Investment 
                                                           Management Ltd has direct 
                                                           fund management control over 
                                                           the shares identified in 
                                                           this notification. 
                                                           We no longer hold a notifiable 
                                                           interest under M&G Investment 
                                                           Funds (3). 
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 14. Contact name:                                        Owen Smith / James Todd / 

                                                           John Baker 
                                                           M&G Investment Management 
                                                           Limited 
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                                                          020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 
 15. Contact telephone number:                             2293 / 020 7548 2561 
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