ACACIA MINING PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMACA 
 
For filings with the FCA include the annex 
 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer          Acacia Mining Plc 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached: ii 
 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                YES 
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to 
qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the            Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining Fund 
notification obligation: iii 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on              11 April 2017 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                   13 April 2017 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or              3% 
reached: vi, vii 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type of   Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares          to the triggering 
                transaction 
if possible 
using           Number            Number      Number        Number of voting      % of  voting rights x 
the ISIN CODE   of                of          of shares     rights 
                Shares            Voting 
                                  Rights      Direct        Direct xi   Indirect  Direct                                                                         Indirect 
                                                                        xii 
 
GB00B61D2N63    12,349,874        12,349,874                12,269,728            2.99% 
                                              12,269,728 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial            Expiration Exercise/                 Number of voting                                                      % of voting 
instrument                            Conversion Period xiv     rights that may be                                                    rights 
                             date                               acquired if the 
                             xiii                               instrument is 
                                                                exercised/ converted. 
 
N/A 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial   Exercise      Expiration Exercise/         Number of voting rights                         % of voting rights 
instrument          price         date    Conversion period instrument refers to                            xix, xx 
                                  xvii    xviii 
 
N/A                                                                                                         Nominal                                                      Delta 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
 
12,269,728                                            2.99% 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
N/A 
 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                       N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 
voting rights: 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name:                                     Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining Fund 
                                                      c/o The Vanguard Group, Inc. 
                                                      [e-mail] 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                         +001 [phone] 
 
 
 
 
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