Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMNPM 
 
NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS 
 
A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by 
the Company. 
 
TR-1 notification of major interests in shares 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares 
to which voting rights are attached: 
 
Neptune Minerals Plc 
 
2. Reason for the notification 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
 
Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc 
 
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 if different): 
 
12/01/09 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified: 
 
13 January 2009 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 
3% 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|Class/type of      |Situation previous to|Resulting  situation  after  the   triggering| 
|shares             |the        Triggering|transaction[1]                               | 
| if possible  using|transaction          |                                             | 
|the ISIN CODE      |---------------------+---------------------------------------------| 
|                   |Number of |Number of |Number  |Number of  voting|% of voting rights| 
|                   |Shares    |Voting    |of      |rights           |                  | 
|                   |          |Rights    |shares  |                 |                  | 
|                   |          |          |--------+-----------------+------------------| 
|                   |          |          |Direct  |Direct  |Indirect|Direct   |Indirect| 
|-------------------+----------+----------+--------+--------+--------+---------+--------| 
|Ordinary Shares    |4,600,000 |4,600,000 |Below 3%|Below 3%|        |Below 3% |        | 
|GB00B0LHS387       |          |          |        |        |        |         |        | 
|                   |          |          |        |        |        |         |        | 
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
B: Financial Instruments 
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction              | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
| Type of    | Expiration | Exercise/    | Number of       | % of   | 
| financial  | date       | Conversion   | voting rights   | voting | 
| instrument |            | Period/ Date | that may be     | rights | 
|            |            |              | acquired if the |        | 
|            |            |              | instrument is   |        | 
|            |            |              | exercised/      |        | 
|            |            |              | converted.      |        | 
|------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+--------| 
| N/A        | N/A        | N/A          | N/A             | N/A    | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B) 
 
+----------------------------------------------+ 
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | 
|-------------------------+--------------------| 
| Below 3%                | Below 3%           | 
+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
N/A 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
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 cease to hold voting rights: 
 
N/A 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact Name: 
 
Sean Kelly 
 
15: Contact Telephone Number: 
 
020 7425 2940 
 
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