Minerva PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8382L
Minerva PLC
15 January 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
Minerva Plc

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing 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):______________
Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Calyon
obligation:

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from CAAM
3): Calyon

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different): 11/01/08

6. Date on which issuer notified: 15/01/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Holding after transaction went through
percentage threshold

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares triggering transaction

If possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
ISIN code shares voting shares rights
rights
Indirect Direct Indirect

GB0005953681 6,422,106 6,422,106 6,737,744 6,737,744 4.18%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
instrument period/date that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
6,737,744 4.18%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
SAS Rue La Boetie

Credit Agricole SA

Calyon SA

CAAM

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux SA 6,379,796 (3.95%)

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: Gabrielle Burne

15. Contact telephone name: 0207 214 6037

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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