21st Mar 2007 07:01
Vedanta Resources PLC21 March 2007 TR - 1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): Vedanta Resources plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (No) 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): (Yes - New Transparency Directive Requirement) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Wellington Management Company, LLP 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) (iv): Bank of New York Nominees LTDBBH ISL Nominees LTDGoldman Sachs InternationalHSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd. JP Morgan Chase LimitedMellon Nominees (UK) LimitedNational Nominees LimitedNortrust Nominees LimitedROY Nominees LimitedState Street Nominees LimitedVidacos Nominees Limited 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 20 January 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 March 2007 7. Threshhold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9.08% 8 Notified details: - A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to theUsing the ISIN Code Triggering transaction (vi) No of No of Shares voting rights (viii) Ordinary N/d N/d Resulting situation after triggering the transaction (vii): Class/type of shares No of shares No of voting rights % of voting rightsif possible using (ix)the ISIN Code Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) Ordinary 26,041,514 26,041,514 N/a N/a 9.08% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingFinancial date (xiii) conversion rights that may be rightsInstrument period/date acquired if the (xiv) instrument is Exercised/converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights26,041,514 9.08% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Bank of New York Nominees LTD 346,251 sharesBBH ISL Nominees LTD 1,044,182 sharesGoldman Sachs International 322,249 sharesHSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 537,914 sharesJP Morgan Chase Limited 1,101,028 sharesMellon Nominees (UK) Limited 491,722 sharesNational Nominees Limited 112,516 sharesNortrust Nominees Limited 882,249 sharesROY Nominees Limited 847,204 sharesState Street Nominees Limited 19,476,646 sharesVidacos Nominees Limited 879,553 shares Proxy Voting 10. Name of proxy holder: Wellington Management Company, LLP 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: Robert J. Toner, Vice President and Counsel 15. Contact telephone number: (617) 790-7084 Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares (xvi) A. Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities): Wellington Management Company, LLP Contact address (registered office for legal entities): 75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, USA Phone Number: (617) 790-7084 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):- B. Identity of notifier, if applicable (xvii): Full name: N/a Contact address: N/a Phone Number: N/a Other useful information: This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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