Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 3507M

Centamin PLC

06 May 2015

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			CENTAMIN 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:		Van Eck Associates Corporation
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):		Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF     Market Vectors Africa Index ETF Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF Market Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		17 April 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		5 May 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

JE00B5TT1872

161,615,639

161,615,639

160,525,135

13.93%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

160,525,135

13.93%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF - 6.17% Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF - 7.20% Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF Market Vectors Africa Index ETF Market Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Glass Lewis & Co.
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:	None
14. Contact name:	Russell Brennan
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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