17th Oct 2018 15:55
For Immediate Release 17 October 2018
COLUMBUS ENERGY RESOURCES PLC
("Columbus", "CERP" or the "Company")
Holding in Company
Total voting rights
The Company have received the following TR-1 which is set out below without amendment.
This TR-1 reflects not only purchases since the last TR-1 was issued by Schroders plc on 24 April 2018 but also the increased total voting rights in the Company following the issue of 109,166,209 new ordinary shares pursuant to the acquisition of Steeldrum Oil Company Inc., as announced on 8 October 2018.
In addition, and further to the announcement of 15 October 2018 relating to the conditional placing with new and existing shareholders (to include Schroder Investment Management Limited), should the resolution be passed at the General Meeting on 2 November 2018, and upon completion, the Company's total voting rights will increase to 830,881,192.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i | ||||||
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: | Columbus Energy Resources plc | |||||
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) | ||||||
Non-UK issuer |
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") | ||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify)iii: (i) Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency Directive II Regulation (ii) Change in denominator | X | |||||
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv | ||||||
Name | Schroders plc | |||||
City and country of registered office (if applicable) | London, UK | |||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | ||||||
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | 08.10.2018 | |||||
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 16.10.2018 | |||||
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | ||||||
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) | % of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) | Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) | Total number of voting rights of issuervii | ||
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 12.641% | N/A | 12.641% | 759,452,621 | ||
Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 14.201% | N/A | 14.201% |
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| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii | ||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||
| Class/type ofshares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rightsix | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
| Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | |||||||||||
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| 96,000,000 |
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| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 96,000,000 | 12.641% | ||||||||||||
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| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | ||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expirationdatex | Exercise/Conversion Periodxi | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary) | X |
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Namexv | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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Schroders plc |
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Schroder Investment Management Limited | 12.641% | N/A | 12.641% |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional informationxvi |
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Place of completion | London |
Date of completion | 16.10.2018 |
Enquiries:
Columbus Energy Resources Plc | +44 (0) 203 794 9230 |
Leo Koot / Gordon Stein |
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Beaumont Cornish Limited | +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
Nomad and Joint Broker |
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Roland Cornish / Rosalind Hill Abrahams |
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VSA Capital | +44 (0) 20 3005 5000 |
Joint Broker |
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Andrew Monk / Andrew Raca/ Justin McKeegan |
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Camarco | +44 (0) 20 3757 4983 |
Public and Investor Relations Georgia Edmonds / James Crothers / Billy Clegg |
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