Aureus Mining Inc. TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (4065X)

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RNS Number : 4065X

Aureus Mining Inc.

05 May 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                    Aureus Mining Inc. 
  the underlying 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)                                         Richard Griffiths and controlled 
  subject to the                                                                       undertakings 
  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                                                              3 May 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                                 5 May 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                         < 17,16,15,14% 
  crossed 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 
  of              to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number           Number           Number         Number of                   % of voting 
                  of               of               of shares      voting                      rights 
                  Shares           Voting                          rights 
                                   Rights 
--------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                   Direct         Direct         Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
--------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 
  CA0515471070   95,090,732       95,090,732       74,372,558     74,372,558                  13.72% 
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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                      rights that                   rights 
                                     Period                          may 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 
 financial          price         date           Conversion        rights instrument             rights 
 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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 74,372,558                                          13.72% 
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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               35,000,000 
                                                                  Seren Capital 
                                                Management Limited    9,572,471 
                                                                  Cream Capital 
                                               Limited               28,300,085 
                                                              Richard Griffiths 
                                                indirect holdings     1,500,002 
                                              Total                  74,372,558 
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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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