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BCK - Blackstar Group SE - Notification of major interest in shares Blackstar Group SE Previously Blackstar Group PLC (Incorporated in England and Wales) (Company number SE 30) (registered as an external company with limited liability in the Republic of South Africa under registration number 2011/008274/10) Share code: BCK ISIN: GB00B0W3NL87 For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the Blackstar Group SE underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Increase in the number of outstanding X Other (please shares specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject Rand Merchant Bank to the notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Rand Merchant Bank different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 23 August 2011 crossed or reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 September 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 9% crossed; 9 % reached crossed or reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the of previous triggering transaction shares to the triggering if transaction possible using the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of % of voting of Of of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights Rights Direct Direc Indire Direct Indire t ct ct
GB00B0W3NL 6,296, 6,296, 8,199, 8,199 9.61% 87 899 899 899 ,899
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expirati Exercise/ Number of % of financial on Conversion voting voting instrument date Period rights that rights may be acquired if the
instrument is exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exerc Expira Exercise Number of % of voting financial ise tion / voting rights instrument price date Conversi rights on instrument
period refers to Nomin Delt al a
Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 8,199,899 9.61% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Not applicable Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Not applicable 11. Number of voting rights proxy Not applicable holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: Not applicable 13. Additional information: Not applicable 14. Contact name: Tinus Jonker 15. Contact telephone number: +2711 2824358 2 September 2011 London JSE Sponsor: PSG Capital (Pty) Limited AIM nominated adviser and broker: Collins Stewart Europe Limited Date: 02/09/2011 16:40:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
