Shearwater Regulatory News (SWG)

18 Jul 2007 14:45

Aurum Mining PLC18 July 2007 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 AURUM 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 financial instruments which may ( ) result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights ( ) Other (specify): ( )3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: JSC Compass Asset Management ("JSC") (see note 13 for further information) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) MORSTAN NOMINEES LIMITED STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Nominee |Holder |Shares Held |Management | | | | |Company* | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Morstan Nominees |Tau Capital plc |2,900,000 |CAM | |Limited | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Morstan Nominees |Kazakh Compass |150,000 |CAM | |Limited |Fund Ltd | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |Morstan Nominees |Compass |50,000 |CAM | |Limited |Kazakhstan Ltd | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ |State Street Bank|Compass Capital |16,000 |JSC | |& Trust Company | | | | +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ * See paragraph 13 for further information5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 26 June 2007, 28 June 2007, 29 June 2007 & 3 July 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%, 4%, 5% & 6% 8. Notified details: A. Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares (if possible using the GB00B00T3528 (Ordinary shs)ISIN code) Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction the triggering transactionNumber of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rightsShares Voting shares rights Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect116,000 116,000 1,816,000 1,816,000 3.78% 2,066,000 2,066,000 4.30% 2,616,000 2,616,000 5.45% 2,916,000 3,116,000 6.49% (Note: Figures shown are for the resulting situation after each triggeringtransaction. The resulting situation after the most recent triggeringtransaction was therefore a 3,116,000 indirect holding, representing 6.49%of total voting rights in the issuer.) B. Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date Conversion Period/ rights that may rightsinstrument Date be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights3,116,000 6.49% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/ or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: JSC is the parent undertaking of Compass Asset Management Ltd ("CAM"). See paragraph 13 for further details. +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | |Nominee |Shares Held | +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ |JSC Compass Asset |State Street Bank & |16,000 | |Management |Trust Company | | +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ |Compass Asset |Morstan Nominees |3,100,000 | |Management Ltd |Limited | | +----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+ Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: n/a 11. Number of voting rights proxy n/a holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder n/a will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: Tau Capital plc, Kazakh Compass Fund Ltd, Compass Kazakhstan Ltd and Compass Capital hold the shares in respect of which this notification is given through the nominee companies named in paragraph 4 above. JSC Compass Asset Management ("JSC") is the parent undertaking of Compass Asset Management Ltd ("CAM"). CAM is the investment manager of Kazakh Compass Fund Ltd and Compass Kazakhstan Ltd. JSC is the investment manager of Compass Capital. Certain of the rights relating to the investment management of Tau Capital plc have been sub-delegated to CAM by Spencer House Compass Capital Limited (which is the investment manager of Tau Capital plc). Separate notifications under DTR 5.2.1 have been made in respect of Tau Capital plc and Spencer House Compass Capital Limited. 14: Contact name: Cynthia Edwards 15. Contact telephone number: 01624 681 381 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange