Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3465O
Origo Resource Partners Limited
20 February 2008

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:

ORIGO RESOURCE PARTNERS LIMITED

(2) Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (YES)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO)

Other (please specify): (NO)

(3) Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

(4) Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from (3)):

SEE BREAKDOWN IN BOX 9

(5) Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (if different):

18 FEBRUARY 2008

(6) Date on which issuer notified:

19 FEBRUARY 2008

(7) Threshold that is crossed or reached:

15%

(8) Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type   Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering
of           Triggering transaction    transaction
shares       

if possible  Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of Voting
use
ISIN code    Shares       Voting       Shares       Rights              % of voting
                          Rights                                        rights
                                       Direct       Direct   Indirect  Direct Indirect
GG00B296Z746  7,275,000    7,275,000    7,606,541      -    7,606,541      -    15.65

B: Financial instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of          Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting     Percentage of
Financial        date       conversion   rights that may be     voting rights               
instrument                  period/date    acquired (if the                    
                                              instrument is
                                                 exercised/
                                                 converted)

N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                  % of voting rights
              7,606,541                               15.65

(9) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC:

CLIENT                          NO. OF VOTING    % OF VOTING        REGISTRATION
                                       RIGHTS         RIGHTS                NAME
FLEMING FAMILY
& PARTNERS
CONCENTRATED
UK EQ'S                           2,138,290           4.40       DIRECT NOMINEES
                                                                         LIMITED
F&C INST INV
FUND ICVC INST
UK EQUITY FUND                    5,292,625          10.89        CHASE NOMINEES
                                                                         LIMITED
OTHER CLIENT HOLDINGS ARE