9th Dec 2009 10:17
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
AMERISUR RESOURCES PLC |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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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 |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
REX HABOUR |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
THRESHOLD CROSSED 08/07/2008 WITH A PURCHASE OF 1,000,000 SHARES. PREVIOUS HOLDING 24,755,000 SHARES (828,885,000 SHARES IN ISSUE, THEREFORE 2.98%) |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
BELOW 3% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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Amerisur Resources Common Stock ISIN GB0032087826 |
24,755,000 |
24,755,000 |
63,300,000 |
63,300,000 |
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7.6367% |
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Beakdown as follows: As at 01/07/2008 accounts controlled by Rex Harbour held 24,755,000 shares which represented 2.9865% of the shares in issue (828,885,000). Since this date the following purchases be made by accounts controlled by Rex Harbour:
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Account
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Trans Date
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Quantity
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Trans Type
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Number of Shares
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% of Voting Rights
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ALL
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01/07/2008
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Opening Position
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24,755,000
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2.9865
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Harbour
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08/07/2008
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1,000,000
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Bought
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25,755,000
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3.1072
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City 1
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21/07/2008
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500,000
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Bought
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26,255,000
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3.1675
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Harbour
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04/09/2008
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1,000,000
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Bought
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27,255,000
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3.2882
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City 1
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08/10/2008
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900,000
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Bought
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28,155,000
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3.3967
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City 6
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08/10/2008
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2,250,000
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Bought
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30,405,000
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3.6682
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Harbour
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08/10/2008
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1,200,000
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Bought
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31,605,000
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3.8130
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Harbour
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25/11/2008
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1,000,000
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Bought
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32,605,000
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3.9336
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Harbour
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01/12/2008
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1,000,000
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Bought
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33,605,000
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4.0542
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Harbour
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04/12/2008
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1,000,000
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Bought
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34,605,000
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4.1749
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City 1
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16/07/2009
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350,000
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Bought
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34,955,000
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4.2171
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City 1
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24/07/2009
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2,000,000
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Bought
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36,955,000
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4.4584
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City 1
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12/08/2009
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3,000,000
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Bought
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39,955,000
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4.8203
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City 1
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26/08/2009
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1,455,000
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Bought
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41,410,000
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4.9959
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Harbour
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02/09/2009
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2,000,000
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Bought
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43,410,000
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5.2372
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City 1
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07/10/2009
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1,200,000
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Bought
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44,610,000
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5.3819
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City 1
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08/10/2009
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800,000
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Bought
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45,410,000
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5.4784
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City 1
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14/10/2009
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250,000
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Bought
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45,660,000
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5.5086
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City 1
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15/10/2009
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900,000
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Bought
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46,560,000
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5.6172
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City 2
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05/11/2009
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1,000,000
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Bought
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47,560,000
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5.7378
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City 1
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12/11/2009
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2,000,000
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Bought
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49,560,000
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5.9791
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Harbour
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17/11/2009
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3,000,000
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Bought
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52,560,000
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6.3410
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Harbour
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18/11/2009
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2,500,000
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Bought
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55,060,000
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6.6427
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Harbour
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19/11/2009
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500,000
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Bought
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55,560,000
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6.7030
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Harbour
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24/11/2009
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315,000
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Bought
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55,875,000
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6.7410
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City 1
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26/11/2009
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250,000
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Bought
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56,125,000
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6.7711
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City 1
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26/11/2009
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600,000
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Bought
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56,725,000
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6.8435
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Harbour
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26/11/2009
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175,000
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Bought
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56,900,000
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6.8646
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Harbour
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26/11/2009
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200,000
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Bought
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57,100,000
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6.8888
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City 1
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02/12/2009
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750,000
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Bought
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57,850,000
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6.9793
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City 1
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03/12/2009
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250,000
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Bought
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58,100,000
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7.0094
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City 1
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03/12/2009
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2,000,000
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Bought
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60,100,000
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7.2507
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Gamma
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03/12/2009
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1,225,000
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Bought
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61,325,000
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7.3985
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Harbour
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03/12/2009
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1,225,000
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Bought
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62,550,000
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7.5463
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City 1
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04/12/2009
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500,000
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Bought
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63,050,000
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7.6066
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City 2
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04/12/2009
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250,000
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Bought
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63,300,000
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7.6368
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers 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 |
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63,300,000 |
7.6368% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
All of the above holding are held in a nominee account with Pershings Securities Ltd |
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14. Contact name: |
Jonathan Sleath - Williams de Broe |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
0207 072 7538 |
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