11th Jun 2009 10:22
For immediate release
11 June 2009
Niger Uranium Limited
("Niger Uranium" or the "Company")
Holding(s) in Company
The Company received the following notification on 10 June 2009:
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESI |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
Niger Uranium Ltd |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
YES |
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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): |
Notification of financial instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments held as at 01/06/2009 |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
Southern Rock Insurance Co Ltd |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
Rene Nominees Ltd Strand Nominees |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
06/04/09 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
10/06/09 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
Below 3% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
Direct |
Indirect |
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VGG651971084 |
4,515,000 |
3.99% |
3,165,000 |
2.80% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date xiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights xix, xx |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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3,165,000 |
2.80% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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Strand Nominees Ltd (Arron Banks) 100,000 Shares 0.09% Rene Nominees Ltd (Southern Rock Insurance Co. Ltd) 2,965,000 Shares 2.62% Rene Nominees Ltd (Arron Banks) 100,000 Shares 0.09% Arron Banks is connected to Southern Rock Insurance Company Ltd, being a major shareholder in Southern Rock Insurance Company Ltd. Therefore, together Southern Rock Insurance Company and Arron Banks are interested in 3,165,000 shares in Niger Uranium Ltd, representing approximately 2.80% of the Company's issued share capital. Based on issued share capital of: 113,164,306 shares. Please note there is no longer a major interest. |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: |
Andrea Falcon +44 (0) 1454 634 853 |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
Contacts:
Niger Uranium Limited
Ian Stalker,Executive Director and CEO
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Tel: +27 (0) 11 269-4900
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Beaumont Cornish Limited
Michael Cornish
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Tel: +44 (0) 207 628 3396
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ENDS
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