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1 May 2013
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West African Minerals Corporation
("WAFM" or "Group")
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Significant shareholder
The Company was notified on 30 April 2013 of the following:
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | ||||
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: | WEST AFRICAN MINERALS CORPORATION | |||
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 | Β | |||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Β | |||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Β | |||
Other (please specify): | Β | Β | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | Rosy Mining Limited | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Β (if different from 3.): | Β | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 26 April 2013 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 April 2013 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: | 3% | |||
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8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
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 | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
Shares | Zero | Zero | 35,889,079 | 35,889,079 | Nil | 12.62 | Nil | |||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate | Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||||||||
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to Β | % of voting rights Β | |||||||||||
Β | Β | Β | Β | Β Β | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
35,889,079 | 12.62 | |||||||||||||||
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Β | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | Β | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | Β | |
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13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Saul Sender Mishcon de Reya Β | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 02074404700 | |
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For further information contact:
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West African Minerals Corporation | Anton Mauve Managing Director Β Donna Yoshimatsu Investor Relations and Corporate Secretary Β | +44 (0) 1624 639396 Β Β +1 (647) 777-4432 |
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nominated Adviser) | Roland Cornish Michael Cornish Β | +44 (0)20 7628 3396 |
Investec Bank PLC (Broker) | Neil Elliot Β | +44 (0)20 7597 5970 |
GTH Communications | Toby Hall Suzanne Johnson Walsh | +44 (0) 20 7822 7493/7492 |
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About West African Minerals Corporation
West African Minerals Corporation (AIM: WAFM) is an iron ore mining and exploration group focused on West Africa with interests in iron ore exploration permits in Cameroon and Sierra Leone. Through its 100 per cent owned subsidiary Compagnie Minière du Cameroun SA, WAFM owns six exploration permits in Cameroon covering a total area of approximately 6,000 square kilometres and spanning the coast to the eastern deposits. The Sierra Leone licences comprise five exploration licences with potential for enriched hematite schists typical of the Marampa Group over a total area of approximately 687 square kilometres.
Further information on the Group is available at www.westafricanminerals.com.
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