24 Apr 2013 18:07

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Avocet Mining Plc GB0000663038 |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | n/a | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | n/a | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | n/a | |
Other (please specify): |
| n/a |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | UBS Investment Bank |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv | UBS AG London Branch |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 22 April 2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24 April 2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 11% |
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8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB0000663038 | 22,245,616 | 22,245,616 | 21,591,750 | 21,591,750 | - | 10.84% | - |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/ConversionPeriod xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. Â | % of votingrights |
 - |  - |  - |  - |  - |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exerciseprice | Expirationdate xvii | Exercise/Conversionperiod xviii | Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to | % of voting rights xix, xx  | |
Nominal | Delta  | |||||
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Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
21,591,750 | Â 10.84% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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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: |
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13. Additional information: | |
14. Contact name: |  Konstantina Georgaki / Zuzana Görögová |
15. Contact telephone number: | Â +41 44 239 4071 |
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