TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Central China Goldfields Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights
are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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 SPREADEX LIMITED
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if N/A
different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which 12/ 11/ 09
the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 / 11 / 09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 9%
reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares the triggering transaction
transaction
If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of
use ISIN shares voting shares rights voting rights
code rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00B06JK880 13,500,000 13,500,000 18,100,000 18,100,000 9.87%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of
financial date conversion rights that may voting rights
instrument period/date be acquired (if
the instrument
exercised/
converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
18,100,000 9.87%
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: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A
holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A
cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: N/A
14 Contact name: Richard Griffiths
15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0)1727 895176