27th Jan 2009 10:40
THOR MINING PLC
Holding in Company
Dated: 27 January 2009
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:
Thor Mining PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: |
- |
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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:
City Equities Ltd 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached if different):
26 January 2009 (Placing participation)
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26 January 2009 (Date shares admitted to trading on AIM) 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 3%
8. Notified details
A. Voting rights attached to shares:
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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 viii |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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Direct x |
Indirect xi |
Direct |
Indirect |
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GB00B1DXJ95 |
15,000,000 |
15,000,000 |
4,227,000 |
4,227,000 |
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2.47% |
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B. Financial Instruments:
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
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Type of |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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financial |
date |
Conversion |
rights that may be |
rights |
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instrument |
Period/Date |
acquired if the |
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instrument is exercised/ |
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converted |
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Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
4,227,000 2.47%
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 n/a
holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder n/a
will cease to hold voting
rights: 13. Additional information:
Placing participation of 15m shares (announced on 20 January 2009). Shares were subsequently sold to certain clients, with City Equities Limited acting as Principal. The shares were admitted on 26 January 2009.
14. Contact name: Chris Richards
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7489 5555
Enquiries:
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Mick Billing |
+ 61 (0)414 741 007 |
Thor Mining PLC |
Executive Chairman |
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Damian Delaney |
+61 (0) 438 921 666 |
Thor Mining PLC |
Company Secretary |
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John Simpson |
020 7489 4500 |
Blomfield Corporate Finance Ltd |
Nominated Adviser |
Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Thor's website www.thormining.com, which includes a facility to register to receive these updates by email.
Related Shares:
Thor Energy