22nd Jul 2008 14:30
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Hansteen Holdings PLC
2. Reason for the notification
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( )
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Third Avenue Management LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :
Third Avenue Management LLC
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
July 18, 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
July 21, 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3.00%
8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| 
 Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE  | 
 Situation previous to the triggering transaction  | 
|
| 
 
  | 
 Number of shares  | 
 Number of voting rights  | 
| 
 Ordinary  | 
 5,320,250  | 
 5,320,250  | 
| 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | 
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| 
 Class/type of shares if possible use ISIN CODE  | 
 Number of shares  | 
 Number of voting rights  | 
 % of voting rights  | 
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| 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 Direct  | 
 Indirect  | 
 Direct  | 
 Indirect  | 
| 
 Ordinary  | 
 5,355,171  | 
 5,355,171  | 
 3.00%  | 
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B: 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)  | 
 % of voting rights  | 
Total (A+B)
| 
 Number of voting rights  | 
 % of voting rights  | 
| 
 5,355,171  | 
 3.00%  | 
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:
10. Name of 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:
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14. Contact name:
Kelly Queally, Associate Director of Compliance
15. Contact telephone number:
212-906-1180, [email protected]
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
Related Shares:
HSTN.L