Centamin PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (2877K)

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RNS Number : 2877K

Centamin PLC

20 September 2016

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 
 1. Identity of the issuer or 
  the underlying issuer of existing 
  shares to which voting rights                                                    Centamin PLC 
  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 to the notification                                                    Van Eck Associates Corporation 
   obligation: 
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                                                                                 VanEck Vectors Africa ETF VanEck 
                                                                                  Vectors Egypt ETF VanEck Vectors 
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                        Gold Miners ETF 
    (if different from 3.):                                                          VanEck Vectors Gold Miners 
                                                                                             UCITS ETF 
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 5. Date of the transaction 
  and date on                                                                                  16 September 2016 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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   6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                           19 September 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:                                                             15% and 10% 
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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 voting          % of voting 
                    of Shares       of Voting       of shares      rights                    rights 
                                    Rights 
----------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                                                 Indirect 
                                                     Direct         Direct                    Direct     Indirect 
----------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 
   JE00B5TT1872      184,024,328     184,024,328     66,233,042     66,233,042                5.75% 
----------------  --------------  --------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 
 
   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. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
  xv, xvi 
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   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights               rights 
                                              period        instrument refers 
                                                            to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
 
                                                                                  Nominal     Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ----------  -------- 
 
 
 
 
   Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
------------------------  ---------------------------- 
 
   66,233,042                5.75% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Van Eck Associates Corporation serves as investment adviser 
   to the following funds: 
   VanEck Vectors Africa ETF - 0.12% 
   VanEck Vectors Egypt ETF - 0.05% 
   VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF - 5.51% 
   VanEck Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF - 0.07% 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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   10. Name of the proxy holder:                          Glass Lewis & Co. 
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   11. Number of voting rights proxy 
   holder will cease to hold:                                          N/A 
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   12. Date on which proxy holder will 
   cease to hold voting rights:                                        N/A 
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   13. Additional information:                Van Eck Associates Corporation 
                                              13F File Number: 028-02783 
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   14. Contact name:                                 Andrew Tilzer 
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   15. Contact telephone number:                                 [phone] 
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