LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwired – Dec. 2, 2016) – Horizonte Minerals Plc, (AIM:HZM)(TSX:HZM)
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii | HORIZONTE MINERALS 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 | |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | X |
| Other: | |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:iii | HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:v | 30 NOVEMBER 2016 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 01 DECEMBER 2016 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:vi, vii | 5% |
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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 | Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB00B11DNM70 | 0 | 0 | 75,000,000 | 75,000,000 | 6.8435% | ||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration datexiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv |
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 xv, xvi | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion periodxviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 75,000,000 | 6.8435% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi |
| All of these shares are held in unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the portfolio of investments on a discretionary basis. |
| 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: | The change in the percentage of shares held is due entirely to participation in the placing by Horizonte Minerals Plc, the shares from which were admitted to AIM on 30/11/2016. |
| 14. Contact name: | David Clueit Hargreave Hale Ltd |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01253 754739 |
Horizonte Minerals plc
Jeremy Martin
+44 (0) 20 7763 7157
Jeremy Martin
+44 (0) 20 7763 7157
Horizonte Minerals plc
David Hall
+44 (0) 20 7763 7157
finnCap Ltd (Corporate Broking)
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+44 (0) 20 7220 0500
finnCap Ltd (Corporate Finance)
Christopher Raggett
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finnCap Ltd (Corporate Finance)
James Thompson
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finnCap Ltd (Corporate Finance)
Anthony Adams
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Shard Capital Stockbrokers (Joint Broker)
Damon Heath
+44 (0) 20 7186 9952
Shard Capital Stockbrokers (Joint Broker)
Erik Woolgar
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St Brides Partners Ltd (PR)
Lottie Brocklehurst
+44 (0) 20 7236 1177
St Brides Partners Ltd (PR)
Elisabeth Cowell
+44 (0) 20 7236 1177
