11th Jun 2015 16:30
11 June 2015
Nyota Minerals Limited
('Nyota' or 'the Company')
Significant Shareholder
The Board of Nyota Minerals Limited (ASX/AIM: NYO) announces that on 10 June 2015 the Company received the following TR-1 notification which is set out below without amendment.
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 Limited | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | x
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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 | |||||
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): | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Christopher Atur Potts | ||||
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 | 8th June 2015 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10th June 2015 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 4% | ||||
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
| 0 | 0 | 47.25m | 47.25m | 4.9% | |||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||
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
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
47,250,000 | 4.94% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
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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: | Chris Potts | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 01618322174 | |
For further information please visit www.nyotaminerals.com or contact:
Richard Chase | Nyota Minerals Limited Chief Executive Officer | +61 (0) 8 9324 2955
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Michael Cornish Roland Cornish | Beaumont Cornish Limited Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker
| +44 (0) 207 628 3396 |
Rupert Williams Jeremy Woodgate
| Smaller Company Capital
| +44 (0) 20 3651 2912
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Susie Geliher Elisabeth Cowell | Financial PR St Brides Partners Ltd | +44 (0) 20 7236 1177 |
**ENDS**
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