30th Mar 2011 10:30
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: | DiamondCorp PLC |
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | yes | |
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): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
| Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 25 March 2011 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 29 March 2011 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Group (Below 10%)
LGIM (Below 10%)
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
15,800,000
(As on 07/04/2010) | 15,800,000
(As on 07/04/2010) | 18,294,412 | 15,372,270 | 2,922,142 | 8.36% | 1.59% | |
GB00B183ZC46 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/ConversionPeriod | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
| % of votingrights |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversionperiod | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights
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Nominal | Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
18,294,412 | 9.95% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |||
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( 18,294,412 -9.95%= Total Position)
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Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (18,294,412 -9.95%= Total Position) | |||
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) ( 18,294,412 -9.95%= Total Position)
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 15,372,270 -8.36%=LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | |||
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (PMC)
| Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) ( 14,676,734 -7.98%= LGAS & LGPL)
| Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ( 14,676,734 -7.98%= LGAS & LGPL)
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| Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) |
Proxy Voting:
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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 183,873,651 |
14. Contact name:
| Paul Toon (LGIM) |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 3124 3854 |
Related Shares:
DCP.LLegal & General