Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3438M

Polymetal International PLC

19 January 2016

 

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 ISIN JE00B6T5S470
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. Jiri Smejc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		STAROAK LIMITED
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		24/12/2015 (date of the repo transaction)
6. Date on which issuer notified:		18/01/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Threshold  that is crossed: Below 3% (for voting rights attached to shares) 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

20,318,004

4,346,186

1.02%

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

23/09/2016 (transaction will be rolled)

15,971,818

3.76%

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

20,318,004

4.78%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Mr Jiri Smejc directly owns Emerio Limited (100%; 1,000 shares); Emerio Limited (via trust declaration with Proteas Consulting & Services Ltd) owns Staroak Limited (100%, 2,000 shares); Staroak Limited's direct holding in Polymetal International plc is 4.56% (19,345,286 shares). Mr Jiri Smejc directly owns Emma Capital Limited (81.2%) and MEF Holdings Limited (100%); Emma Capital Limited is owner of 100% voting shares in Emma Alpha Holding Limited and MEF Holdings Limited is owner of 99.87% economic shares of Emma Alpha Holding Limited; Emma Alpha Holding Limited is 100% owner of Marjolendo Limited; Marjolendo Limited is owner of 972,718 shares in Polymetal International plc (0.23%).
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:	Pavel Zuna
15. Contact telephone number:	+ 420 226 291 600

 

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