3 Jun 2009 07:00
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
An acquisition of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Invesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
N/A
5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached if different):
29th May 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
1st June 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
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 | ||||
| Ordinary shares 5p Shares (GB0000663038) | 5,878,952 | 5,878,952 | 6,192,760 | 6,192,760 | 5.11% | ||
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 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total (A+B)
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 6,192,760 | 5.11% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) - 34,144
Bank of New York - 4,198,934
JP Morgan Chase - 1,041,051
Citibank - 918,631
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: Sam Edwards
Contact Telephone: 01491 416 381