Avocet Mining PLC Holding(s) in Company (5519O)

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RNS Number : 5519O

Avocet Mining PLC

08 November 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                 Avocet Mining Plc 
  issuer                                                                      GB00BZBVR613 
  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                                             Yes 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments                          n/a 
  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                         n/a 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        n/a 
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 Other (please                                                                           n/a 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                         UBS Investment Bank 
  to the                                                                    UBS Group AG 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                            UBS AG London Branch 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                               UBS Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                        3 November 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          7 November 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                       10% Section A 
  or                                                                        10% Section (A+B+C) 
  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      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                    (x) 
                  Shares            Voting 
                                    Rights 
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                                                     Direct        Direct      Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)         (xii) 
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  GB00BZBVR613   21,842,192        21,842,192        -             -           2,017,500     -             9.65% 
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 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 (xiii)       Conversion Period             rights that may             rights 
                                        (xiv)                         be 
                                                                      acquired if the 
                                                                      instrument is 
                                                                      exercised/ converted. 
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 -                   -                 -                             -                           - 
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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 rights 
 financial          price             date (xvii)     Conversion    rights instrument           (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                           period        refers to 
                                                      (xviii) 
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 Equity Swaps      -                 23.01.2017      -             1                           Nominal     Delta 
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                                                                                               -           0.00% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
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 2,017,501                                                         9.65% 
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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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                                         UBS Group AG is a group holding company for UBS Investment Bank business. 
                                             Voting rights are held through its controlled undertakings as set out 
                                                                                                            below. 
 
                                                                                                           UBS AG: 
                                                        *    directly through its branches: UBS AG London Branch - 
                                                                                                 2,017,500 (9.65%) 
 
 
                                                    - indirectly through its subsidiaries: UBS Limited - 1 (0.00%) 
 
 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:                                                                   Jamie Bonney / David Iglesias 

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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                       [phone] 
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