22 Jan 2010 09:30
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | VANE MINERALS PLC (ISIN: GB00B013M672) |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | √ | |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): | ||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | CQS |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Geiger Counter Limited City Natural Resources High Yield Trust PLC CQS Convertible and Quantitative Strategies Master Fund Limited |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 20 January 2010 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21 January 2010 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 3% |
| 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 | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| GB00B013M672 | 5,425,000 | 5,425,000 | 5,275,000 | 2.78% | |||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
| Convertible Bonds | 30/09/2012 12/04/2012 | 30/09/2010 12/04/2012 | 303,889 47,485 | Nominal | Delta | |
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| 0.19% | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 5,626,375 | 2.97% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| N/A |
| 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 will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
| 13. Additional information: | Compliance Officer, CQS |
| 14. Contact name: | Kathryn Louise Haswell |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7 201 6900 |