Rare Earth Minerals PLC : Holding(s) in Company

Rare Earth Minerals plc

("REM" or the "Company")

Holdings in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii				Rare Earth Minerals plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					X
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
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii		Camelot Trust Corporation Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		Camelot Trust Corporation Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v		01/12/2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		30/12/2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		17.3% of issued shares

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

REM Ord GB00B067JC96

0

0

250,000,000

250,000,000

17.3

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

250,000,000

17.3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	Camelot Trust Corporation Limited
14. Contact name:	Vera Kwan
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone] / 2823 0028

Rare Earth Minerals plc

David Lenigas, Director                     [phone]

W.H. Ireland

James Joyce                                      [phone]