TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Independent Resources plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
YES
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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 notification Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 19.01.09
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 20.01.09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
8%
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
If possible use ISIN triggering transaction
code
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
shares voting rights shares rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00B0RNX796 3,720,000 3,720,000 3,645,000 3,645,000 N/A 8.95% N/A
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of
instrument conversion that may be acquired voting rights
period/date (if the instrument
exercised/converted)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
3,645,000 8.95%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Credit Suisse International are a division of Credit Suisse
("CSIBD"), which is part of the Credit Suisse Group ("CSG"). CSIBD is a segregated business unit within CSG
with an independent management structure and exercises its voting rights independently from other divsions
of CSG
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:
14 Contact name: Simon Crawley/Carolyn Collins
15. Contact telephone number: + 44 207 888 5416
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities) Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities) One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ
Phone number & email
0207 888 5416 simon.crawley@credit-suisse.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons) Simon Crawley
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
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
Independent Resources plc