Strategic Natural Resources PLC

Notification of major interest in shares

Wednesday 20th February, 2008
Category : Regulator News Service

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

Strategic Natural Resources PLC

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

UBS Investment Bank

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

UBS AG London Branch

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

14 February 2008

6. Date on which issued notified:

18 February 2008

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

Over 7% to below 8%

8. Notified details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share if possible using the ISIN Code GB00B1VQ5F36

Situation Previous to the triggering transaction (vi) -
0 = Number of Shares
0 = Number of Voting Rights (viii)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -
4,800,000 = Number of Shares
4,800,000 = Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x)
0 = Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi)
7.38% = % of voting rights - Direct
0% = % of voting rights - Indirect

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument N/A

Expiration date (xiii) N/A

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv) N/A

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the
instrument is exercised/converted N/A

% of voting rights N/A

Total (A+B)

4,800,000 = Number of voting rights

7.38% = % of voting rights

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

N/a

Proxy Voting:

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:
Susanne Steyn

15. Contact telephone number:
0207 567 6116

For further information contact:
Jeremy P. Metcalfe
Chief Executive
Strategic Natural Resources PLC
Tel: +44 1303 874 798

Allan Piper
First City Financial Public Relations
Tel: +44 20 7242 2666

Rod Venables / Cecil Jordaan
HB Corporate
Tel: +44 20 7510 8600

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