Holding(s) in Company

STANDARD FORM TR-1 VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES- ARTICLE 12(1) OF DIRECTIVE
 2004/109/EC FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - ARTICLE 11(3) OF THE COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
                                  2007/14/ECi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):  Kenmare Resources Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
       [X] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

       [  ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

       [ ] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

       [ ] other: change in Issue Share Capital.



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligationiii: JPMorgan
Asset Management Holdings Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv: JPMorgan Asset
Management (UK) Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reachedv: 08 October 2010

6. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%.

7. Notified details:

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            |
|                                                                               |
+------------+---------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Class/type  |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering    |
|of shares   |the triggering       |transaction                                 |
|If possible |transaction          |                                            |
|use ISIN    +----------+----------+----------+-----------------+---------------+
|code        |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting |Percentage of  |
|            |shares    |voting    |shares    |rights           |voting rights  |
|            |          |rights    |          +------+----------+------+--------+
|            |          |          |          |      |          |      |        |
|            |          |          |          |Direct|Indirect  |Direct|Indirect|
+------------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+
|IE0004879486|96,221,807|96,221,807|90,334,960|0     |90,334,960|0     |3.76%   |
+------------+----------+----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+

+-----------------------------------------------+
| SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
|                                               |
| 90,334,960                                    |
+-----------------------------------------------+



+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Financial Instruments                                                      |
|                                                                              |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          |
|                                                                              |
+-------------+-------------+--------------+----------------------+------------+
|Type of      |Expiration   |Exercise/     |No. of voting rights  |Percentage  |
|financial    |date         |conversion    |that may be acquired  |of voting   |
|instrument   |             |period/date   |(if the instrument    |rights      |
|             |             |              |exercised/converted)  |            |
+-------------+-------------+--------------+----------------------+------------+
|Nil          |             |              |                      |            |
+-------------+-------------+--------------+----------------------+------------+
|SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)                              |
|                                                                              |
|Nil                                                                           |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-------------+-------------------------+--------------------+
| Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
|             |                         |                    |
| 90,334,960  | 90,334,960              | 3.76%              |
+-------------+-------------------------+--------------------+

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

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc..:
90,334,960 (3.76%)

Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc..
are as follows:

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 90,334,960 (3.76%)


9. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold
[number] voting rights as of [date]. N/A
10. Additional information: N/A
Done at [place] on [date].


     ANNEX TO THE STANDARD FORM TR-1 xviii
a)Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:
 Full name (including legal form for   |JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.
 legal entities)                       |
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 Contact address (registered office for|270 Park Avenue, New York, NY10017
 legal entities)                       |
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 Phone number                          |001 212 270 6000
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 Other useful information (at least    |N/A
 legal representative for legal        |
 persons)                              |

b) Identity of the notifier, if applicablexix:
 Full name      |Richard Lock
----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------
 Contact address|JPmorgan Chase, 13(th) Floor, 125 London Wall, London, EC2Y
                |5AJ
----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------
 Phone number   |0207 777 0423
----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------

 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or
 legal entity subject to the notification obligation) N/A

c) Additional information



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