Firestone Diamonds - Holding(s) in Company


RNS Number : 9202U
Firestone Diamonds PLC
20 May 2008


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):
Firestone Diamonds

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) : ( )
*****..

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Gartmore Investment Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
See box 9.

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
9th May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
12th May 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 5%

8. Notified details:
*****..

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB0003915336 5,170,527 5,170,527
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect
GB0003915336 2,780,684 2,780,684 4.984%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
(xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
2,780,684 4.984%

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

Fund Managing Co. Number of Ordinary Percentage of Issued UK Registered Owner Beneficial Owner
Share held Capital
Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd 1,297,807 2.326% HSBC Global Custody Gartmore Fund
Nominee UK Ltd Managers Ltd A/C
Gartmore UK & Irish
Smaller Companies
Gartmore Investment Ltd 293,695 0.526% Gartmore Growth Gartmore Growth
Opportunities Opportunities PLC
Gartmore Investment Ltd 204,673 0.367% Gartmore Smaller Gartmore Smaller
Companies TST PLC Companies Trust PLC
Gartmore Investment Ltd 984,509 1.765% Nortrust Nominees Strathclyde Pension
Limited Fund


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
*****..

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:
All shares are held indirectly. All figures are based on the Companies issued share capital of 55,791,445 as provided by Exshare.

14. Contact name:
Philip Kenny

15. Contact telephone number:
+44 208 834 1028 / +44 7831 324 645

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