9 Dec 2016 15:00
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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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 | ||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | X | ||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||
Other (please specify): | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
Bank of America Corporation | ||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
Merrill Lynch International | ||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
07th December 2016 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 09th December 2016 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
Above 5% | ||
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||
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 x | |||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB00BZBVR613 | Below notifiable threshold | Below notifiable threshold |
0 |
0 |
989,144 |
0 |
4.732% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting |
instrument | date xiii | Conversion Period xiv | rights that may be | rights |
acquired if the | ||||
instrument is | ||||
exercised/ converted. | ||||
Right to Recall Securities |
N/A |
N/A |
97,510 |
0.466% |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise | Number of | % of voting rights xix, xx | |
instrument | price | date xvii | / | voting rights | ||
Convers | instrument | |||||
ion | refers to | |||||
period | ||||||
xviii | ||||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
1,086,654 | 5.198% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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Merrill Lynch International - Above trading book exemption threshold
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Voting Rights | %
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MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
| 1,086,654 | 5.198%
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Total | 1,086,654 | 5.198%
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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: | |
13. Additional information: | |
14. Contact name: |
Harshini Gopa |
15. Contact telephone number: |
0207 996 3410 |