NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS
A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by
the Company.
TR-1 notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached:
Neptune Minerals Plc
2. Reason for the notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
N/A
5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached if different):
16 December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
17 December 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
7%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Class/type of shares |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering|
| if possible using|the Triggering|transaction[1] |
|the ISIN CODE |transaction | |
| |---------------------+-----------------------------------------------|
| |Number of |Number of |Number of|Number of voting|% of voting rights|
| |Shares |Voting |shares |rights | |
| | |Rights |---------+------------------+------------------|
| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect |
|---------------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+--------+--------+---------|
|Ordinary Shares |4,700,000 |4,700,000 |4,600,000|4,600,000| |6.88% | |
|GB 00B0LHS387 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
B: Financial Instruments
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of | % of |
| financial | date | Conversion | voting rights | voting |
| instrument | | Period/ Date | that may be | rights |
| | | | acquired if the | |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised/ | |
| | | | converted. | |
|------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+--------|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Total (A+B)
+----------------------------------------------+
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
|-------------------------+--------------------|
| 4,600,000 | 6.88% |
+----------------------------------------------+
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
4,600,000 6.88%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the Proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
14. Contact Name:
Michelle Hewitt
15: Contact Telephone Number:
+44 (0) 20 7425 8677
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