Avocet Mining PLC Notification of Interest in Total Voting Rights (7470W)

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RNS Number : 7470W

Avocet Mining PLC

31 January 2013

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST IN TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the Company.

TR-1 notification of major interests in shares

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

Avocet Mining PLC

2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold

is crossed or reached if different):

28(th) January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30(th) January 2013

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

6%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type      Situation previous            Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares       to the Triggering             transaction 
  if possible     transaction 
  using the 
  ISIN CODE 
--------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
                 Number         Number         Number        Number of voting       % of voting 
                  of Shares      of Voting      of shares     rights                 rights 
                                 Rights 
--------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------------ 
                                               Direct        Direct    Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
--------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  --------  -----------  -------  --------- 
                 Not            Not 
 GB0000663038     Reportable     Reportable    N/A           N/A       13,563,582   N/A      6.8123% 
--------------  -------------  -------------  ------------  --------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 

B: Financial Instruments

 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/ Conversion   Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          date         Period/ Date           rights that may      rights 
                                                          be acquired if 
                                                          the instrument 
                                                          is exercised/ 
                                                          converted. 
------------------  -----------  ---------------------  -------------------  ------------ 
        N/A             N/A               N/A                   N/A               N/A 
------------------  -----------  ---------------------  -------------------  ------------ 
 C:Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/ Conversion   Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          date         Period/ Date           rights instrument    rights 
                                                          refers to: 
------------------  -----------  ---------------------  -------------------  ------------ 
        N/A             N/A               N/A                   N/A               N/A 
------------------  -----------  ---------------------  -------------------  ------------ 
 

Total (A+B+C)

 
 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
------------------------  ------------------- 
 
      13,563,582             6.8123% 
------------------------  ------------------- 
 

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

   1.   Credit Suisse Group AG 
   2.   Credit Suisse AG 
   3.   Credit Suisse Securities (EUROPE) Limited 
   4.   Credit Suisse Fund Mgmt Company (Ireland) 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the Proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

Ref: 3673488

   Contact Name:          Anthony Allen/ Paul MacDonald 

Telephone Number: [phone]/ 8548

   Email:                          [e-mail] 

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