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/EC[i]

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):
[ ]      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

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation[iii]:
            Baillie Gifford & Co

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]:
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and Baillie Gifford & Co as
discretionary managers for their clients.

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

6.         Date on which issuer notified;
            4 June 2009

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

8.         Notified details:



+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A) Voting rights attached to shares                                                                       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Class/type of shares|Situation previous to the  |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]|
|(if possible using  |Triggering transaction [vi]|                                                         |
|the ISIN CODE)      |---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------|
|                    |Number of     |Number of   |Number of |Number of voting rights[xi]|% of voting rights|
|                    |Shares[viii]  |Voting      |shares[x] |                           |                  |
|                    |              |rights[ix]  |----------+---------------------------+------------------|
|                    |              |            |Direct    |Direct[xii] |Indirect[xiii]|Direct  |Indirect |
|--------------------+--------------+------------+----------+------------+--------------+--------+---------|
|IE0004879486        |              |            |44,933,735|44,933,735  |              |5.46%   |         |
|--------------------+--------------+------------+----------+------------+--------------+--------+---------|
|                    |              |            |          |            |              |        |         |
|--------------------+--------------+------------+----------+---------------------------+------------------|
|SUBTOTAL A (based on|              |            |          |                           |                  |
|aggregate voting    |              |            |44,933,735|44,933,735                 |5.46%             |
|rights)             |              |            |          |                           |                  |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+



+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B) Financial Instruments                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv]                      |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Type of   |Expiration|Exercise/Conversion |Number of voting rights that |% of  |
|financial |Date[xv]  |Period/ Date[xvi]   |may be acquired if the       |voting|
|instrument|          |                    |instrument is                |rights|
|          |          |                    |exercised/converted          |      |
|----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------|
|n/a       |n/a       |n/a                 |n/a                          |n/a   |
|----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------|
|          |          |                    |                             |      |
|---------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------|
|                     |SUBTOTAL B (in      |n/a                          |n/a   |
|                     |relation to all     |                             |      |
|                     |expiration dates)   |                             |      |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+



+------------------------------------------------------------+
| Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
|-------------+-------------------------+--------------------|
|             | 44,933,735              | 5.46%              |
+------------------------------------------------------------+



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

Baillie Gifford & Co (parent company)

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Baillie
Gifford & Co) holds 3.84% as discretionary manager for its clients.

10.       In case of proxy voting:  n/a

11.       Additional information: n/a

Done at Edinburgh on 3 June 2009.

Contact Name: Gillian Wright, Regulatory Filings Manager
                         Legal Department
                         Baillie Gifford & Co
Contact Tel:      [phone]



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/EC[i]

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):
[ ]      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

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation[iii]:
            Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]:
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited as discretionary managers for their
clients.

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

6.         Date on which issuer notified;
            4 June 2009

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

8.         Notified details:


+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A) Voting rights attached to shares                                                                       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Class/type of shares|Situation previous to the  |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]|
|(if possible using  |Triggering transaction [vi]|                                                         |
|the ISIN CODE)      |---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------|
|                    |Number of     |Number of   |Number of |Number of voting rights[xi]|% of voting rights|
|                    |Shares[viii]  |Voting      |shares[x] |                           |                  |
|                    |              |rights[ix]  |----------+---------------------------+------------------|
|                    |              |            |Direct    |Direct[xii] |Indirect[xiii]|Direct  |Indirect |
|--------------------+--------------+------------+----------+------------+--------------+--------+---------|
|IE0004879486        |              |            |31,613,827|31,613,827  |              |3.84%   |         |
|--------------------+--------------+------------+----------+------------+--------------+--------+---------|
|                    |              |            |          |            |              |        |         |
|--------------------+--------------+------------+----------+---------------------------+------------------|
|SUBTOTAL A (based on|              |            |          |                           |                  |
|aggregate voting    |              |            |31,613,827|31,613,827                 |3.84%             |
|rights)             |              |            |          |                           |                  |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+



+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B) Financial Instruments                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv]                      |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Type of   |Expiration|Exercise/Conversion |Number of voting rights that |% of  |
|financial |Date[xv]  |Period/ Date[xvi]   |may be acquired if the       |voting|
|instrument|          |                    |instrument is                |rights|
|          |          |                    |exercised/converted          |      |
|----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------|
|n/a       |n/a       |n/a                 |n/a                          |n/a   |
|----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------|
|          |          |                    |                             |      |
|---------------------+--------------------+-----------------------------+------|
|                     |SUBTOTAL B (in      |n/a                          |n/a   |
|                     |relation to all     |                             |      |
|                     |expiration dates)   |                             |      |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+



+------------------------------------------------------------+
| Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
|-------------+-------------------------+--------------------|
|             | 31,613,827              | 3.84%              |
+------------------------------------------------------------+


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

10.       In case of proxy voting:  n/a

11.       Additional information: n/a

Done at Edinburgh on 2 June 2009.

Contact Name: Gillian Wright, Regulatory Filings Manager
                         Legal Department
                         Baillie Gifford & Co
Contact Tel:      [phone]

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