Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8822O

Aurum Mining PLC

06 July 2010

 



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:	Aurum Mining 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:		Weiss Asset Management LP (1)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)		Brookdale International Partners LP, Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund (2)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		July 2, 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:		July 5, 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		10%

(1) On March 25, 2009, Weiss Capital LLC filed a TR-1 for this issuer; on February 1, 2010, Weiss Capital LLC converted to a Delaware limited partnership named Weiss Asset Management LP.  All future notifications will be filed by Weiss Asset Management LP

(2) Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager of Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P.

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

GB00B00T3528

4,517,951

4,517,951

5,117,951

5,117,951

10.6%

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

5,117,951

10.6%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Brookdale International Partners, L.P.:  3.6% Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund:  7.1%
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:	Daniel Bradford
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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