Centamin Egypt Limited ('Centamin' or 'the Company')
(TSX:CEE, ASX:CNT, AIM:CEY)
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF SUBSTANTIAL HOLDER
Centamin Egypt Limited today received notification via Form 604 (Notice of change of substantial holder) of a change in the holdings of the Company's ordinary shares on behalf of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company group and certain of its subsidiaries (see Annexure A) (MassMutual Group).
Previous and present voting power
The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate had a relevant interest in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:
Class of securities |
Previous notice |
Present notice |
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Person's votes |
Voting power |
Person's votes |
Voting power |
|
Ordinary shares |
45,206,612 |
5.146% |
55,237,117 |
6.28% |
Present relevant interests
Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:
Holder of relevant interest |
Registered holder of securities |
Person entitled to be registered as a holder |
Nature of relevant interest |
Class and number of securities |
Person's votes |
Each member of the MassMutual Group |
Oppenheimer Fund, Inc |
Oppenheimer Fund, Inc |
As holder of shares on behalf of clients in its capacity as an investment adviser registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. |
3,100,000 ordinary shares |
3,100,000 |
Baring Asset Management Limited |
Baring Asset Management Limited |
As an associate of such companies (within the meaning of section 11 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in the case of each other company listed in Annexure A. |
52,137,117 ordinary shares |
52,137,117 |
To view the full Form 604, please refer to the Company's website www.centamin.com.
For Centamin Egypt Limited
Heidi Brown
Company Secretary
15 December 2008
For more information please contact:
Centamin Egypt Limited + 61 (8) 9316 2640 Josef El-Raghy |
Pelham Public Relations + 44 (0) 207 743 6376 Candice Sgroi Mobile: + 44 (0) 7894 462 114 |
Ambrian Partners Limited + 44 (0) 207 7634 4700 Richard Brown Richard Greenfield |
ANNEXURE A
Company |
Address |
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company |
1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts USA 01111 - 0001 |
Oppenheimer Funds, Inc |
225 Liberty Street New York, New York USA 10281 |
Baring Asset Management Limited |
155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XY United Kingdom |
MassMutual Holding LLC |
1295 State Street Springfield, Massachusetts USA 01111 - 0001 |
Oppenheimer Acquisition Corp |
225 Liberty Street New York, New York USA 10281 |
Tremont Group Holdings, Inc |
Suite C-300 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, New York USA 10580 |
MassMutual Baring Holding LLC |
Independence Wharf 470 Atlantic Avenue Boston, Massachusetts USA 02110 |
MassMutual Holdings Limited |
Canon's Court 22 Victoria Street Hamilton HM 12 Bermuda |