26 Jun 2009 08:43
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
Acquisition or Disposal of Voting Rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Datum AS 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Datum AS, Wega Oil ASA, Maximus AS
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached if different):
25 June 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
25 June 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
12 % upwards
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
GB0000663038 | 0 | 0 | 24,404,896 | 23,693,988 | 710,908 | 12.23% | 0.37% |
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise date | Expiration Date/Exercise Conversion Period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
24,404,896 | 12.59% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Datum ASA 23,693,988 (12.23)
Wega Oil ASA: 418,181 (0.22 %)
Maximus AS: 292,727 (0.15 %)
Wega Oil ASA is 51 % owned by Datum AS
Maximus AS is 50 % owned by Datum AS
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the Proxy holder:
n/a
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:
Contact Name: Kyrre Høidalen
Contact Number: + 47 23 11 36 07