Sovereign Mines of Africa PLC Holdings in Company (8052S)

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RNS Number : 8052S

Sovereign Mines of Africa PLC

05 October 2017

 
 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer 
  or the underlying issuer        SOVEREIGN MINES OF 
  of existing shares to which     AFRICA PLC 
  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) 
  subject to the notification          TRACARTA LIMITED 
  obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction          12/07/2017 
  and date on which the threshold 
  is crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer             04/10/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or reached:                 3.28% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type              Situation                 Resulting situation after 
  of                      previous                  the triggering transaction 
  shares                  to the triggering 
                          transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
                         Number       Number       Number       Number of               % of voting 
                          of           of           of           voting                  rights 
                          Shares       Voting       shares       rights 
                                       Rights 
----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------------------  ------------------ 
                                                   Direct       Direct       Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
----------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
   Ordinary 
   Share GB00B830HW33    25,100,000   25,100,000   28,200,000   28,200,000              3.28% 
                        -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 
 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      % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    voting         rights 
                                   Period        rights that 
                                                 may be 
                                                 acquired 
                                                 if the 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 is 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 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     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights 
  instrument                            period        rights 
                                                      instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
------------------------  --------------------- 
 28,200,000                3.28% 
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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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 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:                MICHELLE DUQUEMIN / 
                                   ALISON BLACKWOOD 
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 15. Contact telephone number:     01481720581 
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