22nd Aug 2008 10:52
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):
19 August 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 August 2008
7. Threshhold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8 Notified details: INDIRECT
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
GB0033277061 15,612,658 15,612,658
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 1,150,998 1,150,998 14,340,253 0.40% 4.97%
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
15,491,251 5.37%
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
AXA Ireland Pension Fund (Indirect) 1,013 0.00035%
AXA Rosenberg (Direct) 299,000 0.10373%
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 30,715 0.01066%
Global Growth Fund (Indirect)
AXA Rosenberg (Direct) 227,200 0.07882%
AXA Financial, Inc (Indirect) 8,700,933 3.01850%
AXA Colonia Konzern (Direct) 5,639 0.00196%
AXA Colonia Konzern (Indirect) 5,800 0.00201%
AXA France (Indirect) 98,994 0.03434%
AXA Australia (Indirect) 205,335 0.07123%
AXA Rosenberg (Indirect) 2,087,850 0.72431%
Sun Life International IOM Ltd (Direct) 662 0.00023%
AXA Financial, Inc (Indirect) 3,206,150 1.11227%
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd (Direct) 2,690 0.00093%
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 48,330 0.01677%
ABL High Alpha (Direct)
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd 21,842 0.00758%
FTSE All Share Tracker (Direct)
Sun Life Pensions Management 213,770 0.07416%
ABL High Alpha (Direct)
Sun Life Pensions Management 120,087 0.04166%
FTSE All Share Tracker (Direct)
AXA Winterthur (Direct) 60,226 0.02089%
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive (Direct) 97,894 0.03396%
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive (Direct) 53,658 0.01861%
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 3,463 0.00120%
Global Distribution OEIC (Indirect)
TOTAL DIRECT 1,150,998 0.39930%
TOTAL INDIRECT 14,340,253 4.97488%
TOTAL 15,491,251 5.37418%
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:
Terry Marsh, 7 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7NX, UK
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7003 2637
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