| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Firestone Diamonds plc |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
|
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 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 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:
| Legal & General Group plc (L&G) |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 20 January 2012 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 23 January 2012 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| L&G (above 3%) |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares
| |||||||
| Class/type of
| Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| Ordinary 20p | Below 3% (as on 15/07/2011)
| 11,352,331 | 11,352,331 | | 3.04% | | |
| | |||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| ||||
| Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting
| % of voting |
| | | | | |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| ||||||
| Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting rights
| |
| | | | | | Nominal | Delta
|
| | | |||||
| Total (A+B+C)
| |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 11,352,331 | 3.04% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | |
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( 40,333,035 -10.82%= Total Position) | |
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( 40,333,035 -10.82%= Total Position) | |
| Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 40,333,035 -10.82%= Total Position) | |
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 11,352,331 - 3.04%=LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | |
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) ( 11,352,331 -3.04%= LGAS & LGPL) |
| Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ( 11,352,331 -3.04%= LGAS & LGPL) |
| | Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) |
| Proxy Voting:
| |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder:
| N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| N/A |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| N/A |
| 13. Additional information:
| Notification using the total voting rights figure of 372,613,111 |
| 14. Contact name:
| Paul Toon (LGIM) |
| 15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 3124 3854 |
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