Kirkland Lake Gold TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

 
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TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares 
For filings with the FSA include the annex 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                              Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. 
of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 
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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                                                        Resolute Funds Limited 
notification obligation: iii 
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
(if different from 3.):iv 
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5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                               February 18, 2015 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                    February 26, 2015 
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                           12.5% 
reached: vi, vii 
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8. Notified details: 
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
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Class/type of          Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares                 to the triggering 
                       transaction 
if possible using      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
the ISIN CODE 
                       Number         Number         Number         Number of voting            % of  voting rights x 
                       of             of             of shares      rights 
                       Shares         Voting 
                                      Rights 
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                                                     Direct         Direct xi    Indirect xii   Direct         Indirect 
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Common Stock           9,407,800      9,407,800      -              -            10,000,000                    12.5 
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B: Qualifying Financial Instrument 
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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 xiii      Conversion Period xiv      rights that may be            rights 
                                                                        acquired if the 
                                                                        instrument is 
                                                                        exercised/ converted. 
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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 rights     % of voting rights xix, 
instrument              price         date xvii     Conversion      instrument refers to        xx 
                                                    period xviii 
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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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10,000,000                                                    12.5% 
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
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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:                                                                             Anna Goncharova 
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15. Contact telephone number:                                                                    416-350-3232 
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Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer 
 
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Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii 
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A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation 
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Full name                                                                                   Resolute Funds Limited 
(including legal form of legal entities) 
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Contact address                                                                        2323 Yonge Street, Suite 502 
(registered office for legal entities)                                                          Toronto, ON M4P 2C9 
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Phone number & email 
 
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Other useful information 
(at least legal representative for legal persons) 
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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Full name 
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Contact address 
 
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Phone number & email 
 
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Other useful information 
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal 
entity subject to the notification obligation) 
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C: Additional information 
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 
 
 
 
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.