Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Nyota Minerals

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

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Following share placement -proportionate holding has reduced.

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Paul Johnson

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

27.1.16

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29.1.16

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

7% to 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

105,880,179

105,880,179

105,880,179

105,880,179

5.64%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

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

105,880,179

5.64%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Paul Johnson

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 7766 465617

Richard Chase

Nyota Minerals Limited

Chief Executive Officer

+61 (0) 8 9324 2955

[email protected]

Michael Cornish

Roland Cornish

Beaumont Cornish Limited

Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker

+44 (0) 207 628 3396

Jeremy Woodgate

Rupert Williams

Smaller Company Capital

Joint Broker

+44 (0) 20 3651 2912

Susie Geliher/

Elisabeth Cowell

Financial PR

St Brides Partners Ltd

+44 (0) 20 7236 1177