Major Shareholding (9006N)

TIDMCGA

RNS Number : 9006N

China Gateway International PLC

08 September 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 September 2011

CHINA GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL PLC

MAJOR SHAREHOLDING

 
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
   issuer of existing shares to which voting                                               CHINA GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL 
   rights are attached:                                                                                 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                                                                          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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                                                                                          Funds under the discretionary 
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to                                                     management of Laxey Partners 
   the notification obligation:                                                                         Ltd 
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                                                                                          Credit Suisse Client Nominees 
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different                                              UK Ltd and Vidacos Nominees 
   from 3.):                                                                                          Limited 
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  5. Date of the transaction and date 
   on which the threshold is crossed or 
   reached:                                                                                      7 September 2011 
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  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                              7 September 2011 
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  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
   or reached:                                                                                  Percentage change 
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  8. Notified details:                                                                      25.91% on 20 January 2011 
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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 of 
                     Number          Voting      Number of   Number of voting 
                      of Shares      Rights      shares       rights                              % of voting rights 
 ------------  ---  --------------  ----------  ----------  -----------------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                 Direct      Direct           Indirect            Direct   Indirect 
 ------------  ---  -----      ---  ----------  ----------  ---------------  ------------------  -------  ---------------- 
 GB00B1P70L34        6,584,911       6,584,911   8,184,911   8,184,911                            29.77% 
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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/ Conversion         Number of voting             % of voting 
  instrument                 date                 Period                       rights that may              rights 
                                                                               be acquired if 
                                                                               the instrument 
                                                                               is exercised/ 
                                                                               converted. 
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  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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  Type of       Exercise        Expiration       Exercise/           Number of               % of voting rights 
   financial     price           date             Conversion          voting rights 
   instrument                                     Period              instrument 
                                                                      refers to 
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                                                                                               Nominal      Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
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 8,184,911 shares           29.77% 
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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:   Used new Issued Share Capital figure 
                                of 27,490,732 shares 
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 China Gateway International 
  PLC 
  Ken Wills                     [phone] 
 Beaumont Cornish Limited 
  Roland Cornish                [phone] 
 

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