ACACIA MINING PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMACA 
 
For filings with the FCA include the annex 
 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer     Acacia Mining PLC 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached: ii 
 
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                    x 
qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                             ¨ 
 
Other (please                                                                                ¨ 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                         BlackRock, Inc. 
notification obligation: iii 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                          2 September, 2016 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                               5 September, 2016 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or          Total holding for BlackRock Investment Management 
reached: vi, vii                                          (UK) Limited has gone below 5% 
 
                                                Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. remains above 5% 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares           to the triggering 
                 transaction 
if possible 
using            Number       Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x 
the ISIN CODE    of           of           of shares   rights 
                 Shares       Voting 
                              Rights       Direct      Direct xi  Indirect   Direct       Indirect 
                                                                  xii 
 
GB00B61D2N63     25,325,218   25,325,218   N/A         N/A        24,987,015 N/A          6.09% 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting 
instrument              date xiii  Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be      rights 
                                                           acquired if the 
                                                           instrument is 
                                                           exercised/ converted. 
 
Securities Lending                                         1,020,412               0.24% 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial  Exercise   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights 
instrument         price      date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx 
                                         period xviii 
 
CFD                                                    73,887                   Nominal      Delta 
 
                                                                                0.01%        0.01% 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
 
26,081,314                                       6.35% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
 
  See Annex 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:                  BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team 
 
14. Contact name:                            Marc-Oliver Lesch 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                020 7743 3650 
 
 
 
 
Annex 1 
 
 
 
Name                                  % of voting     % of voting       Total of both 
                                      rights if it    rights through    if it equals or 
                                      equals or is    financial         is higher than 
                                      higher than the instruments if it the notifiable 
                                      notifiable      equals or is      threshold 
                                      threshold       higher than the 
                                                      notifiable 
                                                      threshold 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock International Holdings, 
Inc. 
 
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. 
 
BlackRock Group Limited 
 
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) 
Limited 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 
 
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 
 
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 
 
BlackRock Fund Advisors 
 
BlackRock Institutional Trust 
Company, National Association 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock International Holdings, 
Inc. 
 
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. 
 
BlackRock Group Limited 
 
BlackRock International Limited 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 
 
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 
 
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. 
 
BlackRock Fund Advisors 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock International Holdings, 
Inc. 
 
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. 
 
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. 
Ltd. 
 
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 
 
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited 
 
BlackRock Cayco Limited 
 
BlackRock Trident Holding Company 
Limited 
 
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK 
 
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
Trident Merger, LLC 
 
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock International Holdings, 
Inc. 
 
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. 
 
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. 
 
BlackRock Investment Management 
(Australia) Limited 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock International Holdings, 
Inc. 
 
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. 
 
BlackRock Group Limited 
 
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Advisors, LLC 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock International Holdings, 
Inc. 
 
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC 
 
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 
 
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 
 
BlackRock Asset Management Canada 
Limited 
 
 
 
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