Centamin PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (6423I)

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RNS Number : 6423I

Centamin PLC

20 June 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                          Centamin PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  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)                                    Van Eck Associates Corporation 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                  VanEck Vectors Africa ETF 
  (if different from 3.):                                         VanEck Vectors Egypt ETF 
                                                                 VanEck Vectors Gold Miners 
                                                                            ETF 
                                                                 VanEck Vectors Junior Gold 
                                                                         Miners ETF 
                                                                 VanEck Vectors Gold Miners 
                                                                         UCITS ETF 
                                                                 VanEck Vectors Junior Gold 
                                                                      Miners UCITS ETF 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                            16 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                               20 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                                  10% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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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                    % of voting 
                  of               of               of shares       voting                       rights 
                  Shares           Voting                           rights 
                                   Rights 
--------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                   Direct          Direct          Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
--------------      -----------    -----------    --------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  JE00B5TT1872   62,405,448       62,405,448       117,137,160     117,137,160                  10.17% 
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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           Conversion                       rights that                    rights 
                                     Period                           may be 
                                                                      acquired if 
                                                                      the 
                                                                      instrument 
                                                                      is 
                                                                      exercised/ 
                                                                      converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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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 
 instrument                                      period             refers to 
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                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights 
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 117,137,160                                         10.17% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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              Van Eck Associates Corporation serves as investment 
              adviser to the following funds: 
              VanEck Vectors Africa ETF - 0.13% 
              VanEck Vectors Egypt ETF - 0.11% 
              VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF - 4.87%% 
              VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF - 4.91% 
              VanEck Vectors Gold Miners UCITS ETF - 0.06% 
              VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF - 0.08% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                         Glass Lewis & Co. 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                            N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                          N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                    Van Eck Associates Corporation 
                                                   13F File Number: 028-02783 
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 14. Contact name:                                       Andrew Tilzer 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                         [phone] 
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