1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii

BPC Limited

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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):

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

RAB CAPITAL PLC ACTING AS DISCRETIONARY MANAGER OF RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LIMITED

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

21/07/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24/07/2009

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

55%, 54%, 53%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the 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

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY SHARES

438,436,650

438,436,650

n/a

n/a

414,161,650

n/a

52.45%

Fk0020041496

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/ 
Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

n/a

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

n/a

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

414,161,650

52.45%

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

RAB Capital plc acts as investment manager for SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LIMITED. RAB Capital plc does not act as custodian for its clients and therefore the shares are held in the nominee name of the custodian of its clients, which is .

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 will cease to hold
voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

n/a

14. Contact name:

LEGAL TEAM

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7389 7000

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

RAB CAPITAL PLC

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

1 ADAM STREET,

LONDON WC2N 6LE

Phone number & email

020 7389 7000   

legal@rabcap.com

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

FAO: Simon Gwyther

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

ALL AS ABOVE

Contact address

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

N/A