19th Dec 2008 09:32
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:
Vedanta Resources plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)
Other (please specify): (No)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France 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 if different):
15 December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
16 December 2008
7. Threshhold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8 Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the
Using the ISIN Code triggering transaction:
No of No of
Shares voting rights
GB003327706 15,432,457 15,432,457
Resulting situation after triggering the transaction:
Class/type of shares No of shares No of voting rights % of voting rights
if possible using
the ISIN Code Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB003327706 994,120 994,120 13,068,645 0.35% 4.55%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
Financial date conversion rights that may be rights
Instrument period/date acquired (if the
instrument is
exercised/converted)
- - - - -
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
14,062,765 4.90%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Name of Company/Fund No of Shares % of ISC
Alliance Capital Management (Direct) 661,560 0.23050%
AXA (Direct) 293,481 0.10225%
AXA Australia (Indirect) 13,229 0.00461%
AXA Financial, Inc (Indirect) 13,030,330 4.54001%
AXA France (Indirect) 25,086 0.00874%
AXA IM UK (Direct) 1,790 0.00062%
AXA Winterthur (Direct) 36,627 0.01276%
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd (Direct) 662 0.00023%
TOTAL DIRECT 994,120 0.34637%
TOTAL INDIRECT 13,068,645 4.55336%
TOTAL 14,062,765 4.89973%
Proxy Voting
10. Name of 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:
N/a
14. Contact name:
Kyere Tabiri, 7 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7NX, UK
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7003 1510
16. Other Useful Information
AXA IM UK is a 100% direct subsidiary of AXA IM S.A., which is in turn indirectly wholly owned by AXA S.A.
Related Shares:
Vedanta Resources