Holding(s) in Company

Bezant Resources PLC

19 December 2023

 

19 December 2023

Bezant Resources Plc

("Bezant" or the "Company")

Holding(s) in Company

Bezant (AIM: BZT), the AIM quoted copper-gold exploration and development company has received a TR-1 notification which is set out below without amendment.

For further information, please contact:

Bezant Resources PLC Colin Bird, Executive Chairman	[phone]
Beaumont Cornish Limited - Nomad Roland Cornish/Asia Szusciak	[phone]
Novum Securities Limited - Joint Broker Jon Belliss	[phone]
Shard Capital Partners LLP - Joint Broker Damon Heath	[phone]

or visit https://www.bezantresources.com/

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Bezant Resources Plc
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
Other (please specify)iii:   Issuer increased its Total Voting Rights to11,380,918,504 on 18 December 2023						X
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Christian Cordier
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Australia
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name Tonehill Pty Ltd aft The Tonehill Trust 207,205,492 shares Coreks Super Pty Ltd aft Coreks Superannuation Fund 151,163,350 shares Breamline Pty Ltd aft Breamline Ministries 272,037,662 shares
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			18 December 2023
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			19 December 2023
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 issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.54%			5.54%	630,406,504
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	6.33%			6,33%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% 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)
GB00B1CKQD97				630,406,504					5.54%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		630,406,504					5.54%
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 datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			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 datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			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) issuerxiii
Full chain 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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
Namexv	% 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
Christian Cordier as    Director for: Tonehill Pty Ltd aft The Tonehill Trust 207,205,492 shares Coreks Super Pty Ltd aft Coreks Superannuation Fund 151,163,350 shares Breamline Pty Ltd aft Breamline Ministries 272,037,662 shares	1.82% 1.33% 2.39%		1.82% 1.33% 2.39%
Total	5.54%		5.54%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional informationxvi
Reduction in percentage voting rights due to increase in total voting rights to 11,380,918,869 on 18 December 2023 per Bezant Resources Plc announcement dated 4 December  2023 and increase in shareholding by acquisition of 144,000,000 of Bezant Resources Plc shares.

Place of completion	Australia
Date of completion	19 December 2023

 

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