Holding(s) in Company (1958Y)

TIDMAFD

RNS Number : 1958Y

African Diamonds PLC

17 December 2010

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing 
 shares to which voting rights are 
 attached:                                     African Diamonds Plc 
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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 
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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                                             x 
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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 
  to the 
  notification obligation:                  Centaurus Capital Limited 
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                                           Centaurus Small and Mid Cap 
                                       International Risk Arbitrage Master 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)         Fund Ltd Centaurus Global Catalyst 
 (if different from 3.):                         Master Fund Ltd 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached:                                          16-12-2010 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                  17-12-2010 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                              5% 
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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 
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                               Number 
               Number           of 
               of               Voting         Number         Number of voting 
               Shares           Rights          of shares      rights              % of voting rights 
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                                               Direct         Direct    Indirect   Direct    Indirect 
------------    ------------   ------------   -------------  --------  ---------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 
 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 
 Type of                                                       the instrument is 
 financial       Expiration     Exercise/                      exercised/          % of voting 
 instrument       date           Conversion Period             converted.           rights 
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 CFD                                                           5,066,500           5.05% 
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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 rights 
  financial      price         date           Conversion       rights instrument 
  instrument                                  period           refers to 
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                                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 5,066,500                                      5.05% 
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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: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                               Paul Leary 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 78523830 
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