Holding(s) in Company

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:

Origo Partners plc

2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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): Original holding in Origo Resource now merged into Origo-Sino India Plc

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

F&C Asset Management plc 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See box 9 below

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

14/12/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15/12/2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GG00B296Z746I

IM00B1G3MS12

7,195,699

0

14.81%

0

0

20,147,957

-

-

0

20,147,957

-

-

0%

9.16%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,147,957

9.16%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

F&C Asset Management plc

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Based on Issued Share Capital of 220,019,881

14 Contact name:

Richard Morrison, F&C Asset Management plc 

15. Contact telephone name:

0131 718 1055