Aureus Mining Inc. TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (1621A)

TIDMAUE

RNS Number : 1621A

Aureus Mining Inc.

24 September 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 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                                       Yes 
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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                 (for its discretionary clients of the 
  to the                                                                   Ruffer Group) 
  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                                   21 September 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     22 September 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                      Below 5% to 5% 
  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 
--------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
                                                      Direct         Direct         Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
--------------    -----  ------  ------  ------      -------------  -------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
                                                                                    -          5%             - 
 
 
  CA0515471070 
                                 ------              -----------    -----          ---------  -------------  -------------- 
                 17,583,100       17,583,100          18,583,100     18,583,100 
--------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------      ---  ----     ----------- 
 
 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 
----------------  -------------  --------------  -----------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                                   Nominal       Delta 
----------------  -------------  --------------  -----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 18,583,100                                                        5% 
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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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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                       N/A 
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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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                                           Ruffer LLP now controls the voting 
  13. Additional information:               rights over 18,583,100 shares (5% 
                                            of the voting rights) of Aureus Mining 
                                            Inc. which are held by the discretionary 
                                            clients of Ruffer LLP and its subsidiaries 
                                            (the voting of which is all controlled 
                                            by Ruffer LLP). 
                                            This change from below 5% to 5% is 
                                            due to the purchase of 1,000,000 shares 
                                            on 21 September 2015. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                        Louise Stanway 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                             020 7963 8146 
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