Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3822J

Polymetal International PLC

17 December 2015

 



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			Polymetal International plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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				V
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Mr. Petr Kellner
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Fodina B.V.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		14/1/2014 (date of the transaction) 26/11/2015 (date on which the threshold is crossed)
6. Date on which issuer notified:		16/12/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Notification is made following implementation of the Transparency Directive Amending Directive into UK law on 26 November 2015, which changed the regime relating to the disclosure of repurchase agreements.  Thresholds that are crossed: 17% (for voting rights attached to shares) Below 3% (for Qualifying Financial Instruments)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, 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

JE00B6T5S470

75,820,689

35,005,114

8.24%

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

Sale and repurchase agreements

15/01/2016

40,815,575

9.61%

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

75,820,689

17.85%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Fodina B.V.´s direct holding in Polymetal International plc is 8.24%. Fodina B.V.´s holding in Polymetal International plc pursuant to sale and repurchase agreements is 9.61%. PPF Group N.V.´s direct holding in Fodina B.V. is 100%  Petr Kellner´s direct holding in voting rights in PPF Group N.V. is 84.63% and indirect holding in voting rights in PPF Group N.V. is 14.30%  PPF Holdings B.V. direct holding in voting rights in PPF Group N.V. is 14.30%; PPF Holdings Sàrl´s direct holding in PPF Holdings B.V. is 100%; Petr Kellner´s direct holding in PPF Holdings Sàrl is 100%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Lubomír Král
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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