Vedanta Resources PLC Notification of Major Interest in Shares (2777C)

TIDMVED

RNS Number : 2777C

Vedanta Resources PLC

15 January 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying               Vedanta Resources PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                   X 
  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                  X 
  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) subject                        BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                    14(th) January 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                      15(th) January 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                 Holding has gone below 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                   transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number         Number               Number    Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                  of             of                  of         rights                   (x) 
                  Shares         Voting              shares 
                                 Rights 
--------------  -------------  -------------------  --------  -----------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                     Direct    Direct        Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                (xi)          (xii) 
--------------  ---  --------  --------  ----  ---  --------  ------------  ---------  -------------  ------------ 
 GB0033277061    11,754,981     11,754,981           N/A       N/A           N/A        N/A            Below 5% 
                -------------  -------------------  --------  ------------  ---------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Expiration          Exercise/                  Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument           date (xiii)         Conversion                 rights that may             rights 
                                           Period (xiv)               be 
                                                                      acquired if the 
                                                                      instrument is 
                                                                      exercised/ converted. 
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 Convertible Bond     13(th) July                                    N/A                         N/A 
                       2016 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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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 (xvii)     Conversion     rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
  instrument                                     period         refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
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 CFD                                                           N/A                          Nominal     Delta 
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                                                                                            N/A         N/A 
--------------  ---  --------  --------  ----  ---  --------  ----  ------  ---------      ----------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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 N/A                                                           Below 5% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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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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                                           BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting 
  13. Additional information:               Team 
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 14. Contact name:                         Gareth Slade 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7743 2536 
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