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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERES
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERES.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 4760E Petra Diamonds Ld 21 December 2009 \n \n\n\n\n\n\nTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:\n\n\nPetra Diamonds\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):\n\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of voting rights\n\n\nX\n\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nAn event changing the breakdown of voting rights\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nOther (please specify):\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:\n\n\n\nLloyds Banking Group plc\n\n\n\n\n4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):\n\n\n\nSee Section 9\n\n\n\n\n5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:\n\n\n\n17 December 2009\n\n\n\n\n6. Date on which issuer notified:\n\n\n\n21 December 2009\n\n\n\n\n7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:\n\n\n\nIndirect holdings increased to above 6%\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n8. Notified details:\n\n\n\n\nA: Voting rights attached to shares\n\n\n\n\n\nClass/type of\nshares\nif possible using\nthe ISIN CODE\n\n\nSituation previous\nto the triggering\ntransaction\n\n\nResulting situation after the triggering transaction\n\n\n\n\nNumber\nof\nShares\n\n\nNumber\nof\nVoting\nRights\n\n\nNumber\nof shares\n\n\nNumber of voting\nrights\n\n\n% of voting rights\n\n\n\n\nDirect\n\n\nDirect\n\n\nIndirect\n\n\nDirect\n\n\nIndirect\n\n\n\n\nOrd 10p\n\n\n14,521,562\n\n\n14,521,562\n\n\n111\n\n\n111\n\n\n22,000,000\n\n\n0.000%\n\n\n6.240%\n\n\n\n\nBMG702781094\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nB: Qualifying Financial Instruments\n\n\n\n\nResulting situation after the triggering transaction\n\n\n\n\n\nType of financial\ninstrument\n\n\nExpiration\ndate\n\n\nExercise/ Conversion Period\n\n\nNumber of voting\nrights that may be\nacquired if the\ninstru...