ANNOUNCEMENT

 

IRF European Finance Investments Ltd

("IRF" or the "Company")

 

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

 

 

13 February 2013

 

 

This notification is made in fulfillment of IRF's obligations under DTR 5.8.12.

 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:                                                                     IRF European Finance Investments Ltd

 

 

2. Reason for the notification:                                      An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:                                                  JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):                                                     J.P. Morgan Securities plc

 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:                                                                      18 January 2013         

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  29 January 2013

 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached:                                                                      5% Upwards

 

8. Voting rights attached to shares:

 

Class/type of shares:                                                   BMG493831058

 

Situation previous to the triggering

transaction:

 

-     Number of Shares:                                           Below minimum threshold

-     Number of Voting Rights:                                 Below minimum threshold

 

Resulting situation after the triggering

transaction:

 

-     Number of Shares (direct):                              -

-     Number of Voting Rights (direct):                     -

-     Number of Voting Rights (indirect):                  6,983,170

-     % of Voting Rights (direct):                              -

-     % of Voting Rights (indirect):                           5.09%

 

Total

-     Number of Voting Rights:                                 6,983,170

-     % of Voting Rights:                                          5.09%

 

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

 

-     Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co. : 6,983,170 (5.09%)

 

-     J.P. Morgan Securities plc: 6,983,170 (5.09%)

 

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                      n/a

 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder

will cease to hold:                                                        n/a

 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to

hold voting rights:                                                        n/a

 

13. Additional information:                                           n/a

 

14. Contact name:                                                       Michael Kirwan

 

15. Contact telephone number:                                   020 7134 6153