Polymetal International PLC TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares (9250H)

TIDMPOLY

RNS Number : 9250H

Polymetal International PLC

13 June 2017

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)

 
 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   Polymetal International 
  the underlying issuer                                          plc 
  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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                                V 
  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)                                               Mr. Petr Kellner 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                            Fodina B.V. 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                 09/06/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                    09/06/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                        4%, 5% (for voting rights 
  crossed or                                                            attached to shares) 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             8%, 9% (for Qualifying Financial 
                                                                           Instruments) 
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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      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                 of                of shares       rights                   rights (x) 
                 Shares             Voting 
                                    Rights 
--------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  -----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                     Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)        (xii) 
--------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
  JE00B6T5S470                       13,476,539                                 23,240,356                    5.40% 
                ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 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 
                      (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                        acquired if 
                                                                        the 
                                                                        instrument 
                                                                        is 
                                                                        exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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     Sale and 
    repurchase 
    agreements         29/1/2018                                              31,350,048                 7.29% 
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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           Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial          price          date            Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                        (xvii)          period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
----------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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                     54,590,404                                                    12.69% 
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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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   Fodina B.V.'s holding in Polymetal International plc 
   is 5.40%. Fodina B.V.'s holding in Polymetal International 
   plc pursuant to sale and repurchase agreements is 7.29%. 
 
   PPF Group N.V.'s direct holding in Fodina B.V. is 100% 
 
   Petr Kellner's direct holding in voting rights in PPF 
   Group N.V. is 84.63% and indirect holding in voting 
   rights in PPF Group N.V. is 14.30% 
   PPF Holdings B.V. direct holding in voting rights in 
   PPF Group N.V. is 14.30%; PPF Holdings Sàrl's direct 
   holding in PPF Holdings B.V. is 100%; Petr Kellner's 
   direct holding in PPF Holdings Sàrl is 100% 
 
 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:                                               Lubomír Král 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                      [phone] 
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