TIDMCNT 
 
RNS Number : 1036Q 
Connaught PLC 
28 July 2010 
 

 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                   | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying |                      CONNAUGHT PLC  | 
| issuer                                      |                                     | 
| of existing shares to which voting rights   |                                     | 
| are                                         |                                     | 
| attached: ii                                |                                     | 
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):         | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              |   X    | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may |        | 
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting       |        | 
| rights are attached                                                      |        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect   |   X    | 
| to qualifying financial instruments                                      |        | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         |        | 
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| Other (please  | Existing holding at date of implementation of new       |        | 
| specify):      | requirements.                                           |        | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject   |          PARVUS ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LLP   | 
| to the                              |                                             | 
| notification obligation: iii        |                                             | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      |                          The Caeruleus Fund | 
|  (if different from 3.):iv          |                             Crescent III LP | 
|                                     |                       Vittoria Fund-P, L.P. | 
|                                     |                    The Orange Partners Fund | 
|                                     |   Parvus European Opportunities Master Fund | 
|                                     |      Parvus European Absolute Opportunities | 
|                                     |                                 Master Fund | 
|                                     |                           The PackPar Fund  | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date |                                  26/07/2010 | 
| on                                  |                                             | 
| which the threshold is crossed or   |                                             | 
| reached: v                          |                                             | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:   |                                  28/07/2010 | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed |                                             | 
| or                                  |                              going below 5% | 
| reached: vi, vii                    |                                             | 
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| 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                               | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                       | 
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| Class/type   | Situation previous                              | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                              | 
| of           | to the triggering                               |                                                                                                   | 
| shares       | transaction                                     |                                                                                                   | 
| if possible  |                                                 |                                                                                                   | 
| using        |                                                 |                                                                                                   | 
| the ISIN     |                                                 |                                                                                                   | 
| CODE         |                                                 |                                                                                                   | 
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|              | Number                      | Number            | Number                 | Number               | % of  voting rights                               | 
|              | of                          | of                | of                     | of                   | x                                                 | 
|              | Shares                      | Voting            | shares                 | voting               |                                                   | 
|              |                             | Rights            |                        | rights               |                                                   | 
+              +                             +                   +------------------------+----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ 
|              |                             |                   | Direct                 | Direct xi | Indirect | Direct                           | Indirect       | 
|              |                             |                   |                        |           | xii      |                                  |                | 
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| GB00B139BQ35 | 1,603,005                   | 1,603,005         | 0                      | 0         |          | 0%                               |                | 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                               | 
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| Type of financial                   | Expiration       | Exercise/                             | Number of voting                            | % of voting         | 
| instrument                          | date xiii        | Conversion Period                     | rights that may                             | rights              | 
|                                     |                  | xiv                                   | be                                          |                     | 
|                                     |                  |                                       | acquired if the                             |                     | 
|                                     |                  |                                       | instrument is                               |                     | 
|                                     |                  |                                       | exercised/                                  |                     | 
|                                     |                  |                                       | converted.                                  |                     | 
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| N/A                                 |                  |                                       |                                             |                     | 
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                                                  | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                               | 
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| Type of financial              | Exercise  | Expiration     | Exercise/                 | Number of voting             | % of voting rights                        | 
| instrument                     | price     | date xvii      | Conversion                | rights instrument            | xix, xx                                   | 
|                                |           |                | period                    | refers to                    |                                           | 
|                                |           |                | xviii                     |                              |                                           | 
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| Equity Swap                    | N/A       | N/A            | N/A                       | 0                            | Nominal                     | Delta       | 
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|                                |           |                |                           |                              | 0%                          | N/A         | 
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| Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                      | 
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| Number of voting rights                                                               | Percentage of voting rights                                                | 
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| 0                                                                                     | 0%                                                                         | 
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|              |                 |    |      |           |    |  |                      | |      |    |          |       |                     |    |  |             | 
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  | 
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                  | 
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|    Parvus Asset Management (UK) LLP has been appointed as Investment Manager to | 
| the Caeruleus Fund, Crescent III LP, Parvus European Opportunities Master Fund, | 
|   Parvus European Absolute Opportunities Master Fund, The Orange Partners Fund, | 
|        The Vittoria Fund - P, L.P. and The PackPar Fund. Under the terms of the | 
|      various investment management agreements, Parvus Asset Management (UK) LLP | 
|       holds the power to vote any physical shareholdings held by these clients. | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                                   | 
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:                    |                              | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will    |                              | 
| cease                                            |                              | 
| to hold:                                         |                              | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to     |                              | 
| hold                                             |                              | 
| voting rights:                                   |                              | 
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| 13. Additional information:          | TCI Fund Services LLP provides           | 
|                                      | compliance services to Parvus Asset      | 
|                                      | Management (UK) LLP and is completing    | 
|                                      | this disclosure on behalf of Parvus      | 
|                                      | Asset Management (UK) LLP. Please        | 
|                                      | contact Angus Milne for any further      | 
|                                      | information.                             | 
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| 14. Contact name:                    |                              Angus Milne | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:        |                            0207 440 2330 | 
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