RNS Number : 9895Z

Rainbow Rare Earths Limited

20 December 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer andto the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd213800HONYSAXTG6KS11

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an 'X' if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an 'X')

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

X

Other (please specify):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Legal & General Group Plc

Legal & General Unit Trust Managers Limited (UTM)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

1 Coleman St, London EC2R 5AA

4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.)

Name

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

19 December 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

20 December 2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

UTM - 5.98%

-

UTM - 5.98%

174,626,472

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

LGIM - 5.98%

-

LGIM - 5.98%

174,626,472

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

UTM - Below 5%

-

UTM - Below 5%

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

LGIM - Below 5%

-

LGIM - Below 5%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

ORD NPV (Unit Trust Managers Limited)

-

10,443,571

-

5.98%

ORD NPV (LGIM)

-

10,443,571

-

5.98%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

10,443,571

5.98%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Physical or cash

settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an 'X')

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer

Fullchain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
(please add additional rows as necessary)

x

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Legal & General Group (Direct/Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

(Direct/Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

Legal & General Assurance Society (Direct)

0%

0%

Legal & General Group (Direct/Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

(Direct/Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited

(Direct)

0%

0%

Legal & General Group (Direct/Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

(Direct/Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

Legal & General Group (Direct/Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

(Direct/Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (Indirect)

5.98%

5.98%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

11. Additional information

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 174,626,472

Place of completion

Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff, CF24 0EB

Date of completion

20/12/2017

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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