Petra Diamonds LimitedLSE: PDL

Notification of Major Interes

RNS Number : 1549G
Petra Diamonds Ld
26 January 2010
 

For immediate release

26 January 2010

AIM: PDL

Petra Diamonds Limited

(the "Company")

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

The Company (AIM:PDL) was notified on 25 January 2010 by BlackRock Inc that BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited now holds 18,891,320 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 5.36% of the Company's ordinary issued share capital.

So far as the Company is aware, following the sale of 20,166,609 shares, Saad Investments Company Limited now holds 60,844,185 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 17.25% of the Company's ordinary issued share capital.

For further information, please contact:

Cathy Roberts

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7318 0452

Petra Diamonds, London

cathyr@petradiamonds.com

Mike Jones / Ryan Gaffney

Telephone: +44 20 7050 6500

Canaccord Adams

mike.jones@canaccordadams.com 

ryan.gaffney@canaccordadams.com

or please visit Petra Diamonds at www.petradiamonds.com

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