Centamin PLC TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (2749Y)

TIDMCEY

RNS Number : 2749Y

Centamin PLC

07 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                                                 CENTAMIN PLC 
  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                                         Van Eck Associates Corporation 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):                                                  Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF 
                                                                           Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF 
                                                                          Market Vectors Africa Index ETF 
                                                                    Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF 
                                                                     Market Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF 
                                                                  Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCITS 
                                                                                                      ETF 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                     2 September 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                       4 September 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                                                                            12% 
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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 
--------------    ------  ------  ------  ------  ----  --------------  --------------  ---------  ---------  -------------- 
 
  JE00B5TT1872   138,245,586       138,245,586           138,498,960     138,498,960                12.02 
                ----------------  --------------------  --------------  --------------  ---------  ---------  -------------- 
 
 
 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. 
------------------------  --------------  ---------------------------------  -------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 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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   138,498,960                                                     12.02% 
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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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                                   Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF - 4.93% 
                                          Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF - 6.58% 
                                                  Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF 
                                                 Market Vectors Africa Index ETF 
                                            Market Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF 
                                     Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF 
 
 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                               N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                               None 
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 14. Contact name:                                               Russell Brennan 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   [phone] 
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