Aureus Mining Inc. TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (5637C)

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RNS Number : 5637C

Aureus Mining Inc.

19 January 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                Aureus Mining Inc. 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                              x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject               Richard Griffiths and controlled undertakings 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                           19 January 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             19 January 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                     > 14% 
  or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                    transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number           Number              Number         Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                  of               of                  of shares      rights 
                  Shares           Voting 
                                   Rights 
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                                                      Direct         Direct         Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
--------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
  CA0515471070   41,300,000       41,300,000          46,497,477     46,497,477                14.97% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial       Expiration       Exercise/                        Number of voting               % of voting 
  instrument              date             Conversion Period                rights that may                rights 
                                                                            be 
                                                                            acquired if the 
                                                                            instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/           Number of voting               % of voting rights 
 financial          price          date           Conversion          rights instrument 
 instrument                                       period              refers to 
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                                                                                                    Nominal        Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 46,497,477                                                        14.97% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                                         Blake Holdings Limited       29,000,000 
                                                        Seren Capital Management 
                                          Limited                      5,297,477 
                                         ORA Limited                   3,700,000 
                                         Cream Capital Limited         4,000,000 
                                                            Oak Trust (Guernsey) 
                                          Limited                      2,000,000 
                                                               Richard Griffiths 
                                          indirect holdings            2,500,000 
                                         Total                        46,497,477 
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                  The above undertakings are all controlled by Richard Griffiths 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                               James Sutcliffe 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      01534 719761 
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