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Major Interest In Shares

RNS Number : 6347C
Melrose Resources PLC
03 September 2008
 
 
For Immediate Release
3 September 2008
 
Melrose Resources plc
 
 
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:
Melrose Resources plc
 
2.         Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
 
 
 
3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
 
AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, and its group of companies    
 
4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
 
n/a
 
5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
 
01/09/08
 
6.         Date on which issuer notified:
 
02/09/08
 
7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 
            5%
  
 
8.         Notified details:
 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
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
 
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
0935458
5,487,325
5,487,325
262,740
262,740
5,253,529
0.24
4.77
 
Total (A+B)
 
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
5,516,269
5.01
 
9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
 
Name of Company/Fund
Number of Shares
% of issued share capital
AXA (DIRECT)
113,225
0.10289
AXA Framlington (INDIRECT)
4,911,432
4.46296
AXA IM UK (DIRECT)
13,660
0.01241
AXA Rosenberg (DIRECT)
135,855
0.12345
AXA Rosenberg (INDIRECT)
342,097
0.31086
 
 
14. Contact name:
Kyere Tabiri
15. Contact telephone number:
0207 003 1510
 


Annex to Notification of Major Interests In Shares
 
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities)
AXA S.A.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris
Phone number
 
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
 

 B:        Identity of the notifier, if applicable xvii
Full name
Kyere Tabiri  
Contact address
7 Newgate Street, London,
EC1A 7NX
Phone number
0207 003 1510
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
AXA I M UK is a 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM SA which is in turn wholly owned by AXA SA
 
C:         Additional information
Contact information at Melrose Resources plc:
Alasdair Robinson, 0131 221 3360
 
 
 



 


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