TIDMCNT 
 
RNS Number : 9416Q 
Connaught PLC 
12 August 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                              |  YES   | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may |  NO    | 
| 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   |  NO    | 
| to qualifying financial instruments                                      |        | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         |  NO    | 
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| Other (please  |                                                         |  NO    | 
| specify):      |                                                         |        | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject   | Breeden European Ventures LLC (Indirect)    | 
| to the                              |                                             | 
| notification obligation: iii        |                                             | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      | Breeden European Partners (California) L.P. | 
|  (if different from 3.):iv          | (direct)                                    | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 9, August 2010                              | 
| on                                  |                                             | 
| which the threshold is crossed or   |                                             | 
| reached: v                          |                                             | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:   | 11, August 2010                             | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | Below 3%                                    | 
| or                                  |                                             | 
| 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            | % of  voting rights                               | 
|              | of                          | of               | of                     | voting               | x                                                 | 
|              | Shares                      | Voting           | shares                 | rights               |                                                   | 
|              |                             | Rights           |                        |                      |                                                   | 
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|              |                             |                  | Direct                 | Direct xi | Indirect | Direct                           | Indirect       | 
|              |                             |                  |                        |           | xii      |                                  |                | 
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| ORD          | 7,670,765                   | 7,670,765        | Below                  | Below     |          | Below 3%                         |                | 
| GB00B139BQ35 |                             |                  | 3%                     | 3%        |          |                                  |                | 
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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 be                           | rights              | 
|                                     |                 | xiv                                  | acquired if the                              |                     | 
|                                     |                 |                                      | instrument is                                |                     | 
|                                     |                 |                                      | exercised/                                   |                     | 
|                                     |                 |                                      | converted.                                   |                     | 
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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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|                                |           |               |                           |                              | Nominal                     | Delta       | 
|                                |           |               |                           |                              |                             |             | 
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| Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                     | 
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| Number of voting rights                                                              | Percentage of voting rights                                                | 
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| Below 3%                                                                             | Below 3%                                                                   | 
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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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| Breeden European Partners (California) L.P.; a Limited Partnership, whose       | 
| General Partner is Breeden European Capital Partners LLC, whose managing member | 
| is Richard C. Breeden & Co International LLC, whose managing member is Richard  | 
| C. Breeden (Indirect Interests) holds less than 3% of the shares outstanding.   | 
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| Breeden European Ventures LLC whose managing member is Richard C. Breeden has   | 
| an indirect interest in the voting rights of less than 3%  in its capacity as   | 
| discretionary investment manager of Breeden European Partners (California) L.P. | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                                   | 
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:                    | N/A                          | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will    | N/A                          | 
| cease                                            |                              | 
| to hold:                                         |                              | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to     | N/A                          | 
| hold                                             |                              | 
| voting rights:                                   |                              | 
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| 13. Additional information:          |                                          | 
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| 14. Contact name:                    | Nandita Hogan. Breeden European Ventures | 
|                                      | LLC or alternatively Ben Barnett,        | 
|                                      | Breeden European Capital Management LLP  | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:        | +1 (203) 618-0065 or alternatively, +44  | 
|                                      | (0) 203 170 5518                         | 
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