Atlantic Coal PLC Holding in Company (8083N)

TIDMATC

RNS Number : 8083N

Atlantic Coal PLC

31 July 2014

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

ATLANTIC COAL PLC

2 Reason for the notification (delete as appropriate):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Standard Life Trustee Company Limited RE D1105711000

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Brewin 1762 Nominees Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

21/07/2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23/05/2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type of shares    Situation previous to the triggering 
                          transaction 
  if possible using 
  the ISIN CODE 
                         Number of Shares     Number of Voting 
                                               Rights 
                        -------------------  ------------------ 
 B142G99                 235,000,000.00       235,000,000.00 
                        -------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 Class/type      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
  of shares 
 
  if possible 
  using the 
  ISIN CODE 
                 Number of        Number of voting rights     % of voting rights 
                  shares 
                ---------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
                 Direct           Direct    Indirect          Direct     Indirect 
                ---------------  --------  ----------------  ---------  ---------- 
 B142G99         240,000,000.00             240,000,000.00               5% 
                ---------------  --------  ----------------  ---------  ---------- 
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    rights that may          rights 
                                   Period        be 
                                                 acquired if the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ converted. 
                    -----------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                              period        refers to 
                    ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
                    ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
 240,000,000.00            5% 
                          ---------------------------- 
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Brewin Dolphin Limited act as custodian for Standard Life Trustee Company Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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:

The voting rights are attached to shares held in the Standard Life Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme re D1105711000

14. Contact name:

Ingrid Smith

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 245 2613

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