Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3669H
Gem Diamonds Limited
26 May 2011
 



 




TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii

Gem Diamonds Limited

Sedol B1P8H48

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



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

1- Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership

 

2- Lansdowne Partners International Limited

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

 

 

HSBC Client Holdings UK Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v

24/05/2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25/05/2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

11%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect


15,926,193

15,926,193



15,186,487


10.98%

Ordinary

(VGG379591065)


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

15,186,487

10.98%



 

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

 

Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

 

Lansdowne Partners Limited

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:

 

Based on total voting rights of 138,267,181

14. Contact name:

Johanna Stohr

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 020 7290 5500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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