New Britain Palm Oil Limited Notification of Major Interest in Shares (5943G)

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RNS Number : 5943G

New Britain Palm Oil Limited

05 March 2015

New Britain Palm Oil Limited

5 March 2015

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

In accordance with DTR 5.8.12, New Britain Palm Oil Limited ("NBPOL") disclosures the following information regarding the notification of a major interest in NBPOL shares by Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd.

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                        NEW BRITAIN PALM OIL 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                                     P 
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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)                                              SIME DARBY PLANTATION SDN 
  subject to the                                                                              BHD 
  notification obligation:                                          SIME DARBY BERHAD (AS PARENT) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                         SIME DARBY PLANTATION SDN 
  (if different from 3.):                                                                     BHD 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                      26 FEBRUARY 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                             4 MARCH 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                BELOW 3% TO ABOVE 75% 
  crossed or 
  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                          Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of             previous                           transaction 
  shares         to the triggering 
                 transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number            Number          Number of voting             % of voting 
                of               of                 of shares       rights                       rights 
                Shares           Voting 
                                 Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------------------------  -------------------------- 
                                                   Direct          Direct          Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
-------------      -----------      ------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
   ORDINARY     NIL              NIL               149,794,781     149,794,781 
               ---------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------  -----------                ------------ 
 ISIN 
 PG0009239032                                                                                   98.84% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration       Exercise/                       Number of voting               % of voting 
 financial           date             Conversion                      rights that                    rights 
 instrument                           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 
---------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                                                                  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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 149,794,781                                           98.84% 
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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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   N/A 
 
 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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  13. Additional information:                              N/A 
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 14. Contact name:                                        AZRIN NASHIHA ABDUL AZIZ 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    +(603) 7848 5413 
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