11th Mar 2009 11:32
ANNOUNCEMENT 11 March 2009
Coal of Africa Limited ('the Company')
Holdings in Company
The Company was notified on 11 March 2009 of the following disclosure by BlackRock Group regarding a notice of change of interests of substantial shareholder, as below.
Full copies of the notifications can be found on the Company's website at:
www.coalofafrica.com
For more information contact:
Simon Farrell, Managing Director CZA +61 417 985 383 or +61 8 9322 6776
Peter Bacchus/ Alastair Cochran Morgan Stanley +44(0) 20 7425 8000
Simon Edwards/ Chris Sim Evolution Securities +44(0) 20 7071 4300
Jos Simson/ Gareth Tredway Conduit PR +44(0) 20 7429 6603
About CoAL:
Coal of Africa Limited ("CoAL") is primarily focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of thermal and metallurgical coal projects. The Company's key projects, along with its leading metals processing company NiMag Group (Pty) Ltd are in South Africa. The Company was incorporated in Western Australia and listed in 1980. Since 2005, the Company has also listed on both the AIM and JSE markets, allowing further growth in the Company's coal assets.
FORM 604
Corporations Act 2001
Section 671B
Notice of change of interests of substantial holder
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To Company Name/Scheme |
Coal of Africa |
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ACN/ARSN |
008 905 388 |
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1. Details of substantial holder |
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Name |
BlackRock Group |
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ACN/ARSN (if applicable) |
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There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on |
27/02/09 |
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The previous notice was given to the company on |
23/06/08 |
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The previous notice was dated |
04/07/08 |
2. Previous and present voting power
The total number of votes was attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate and a relevant interest in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:
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Class of securities |
Previous notice |
Present notice |
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Person's votes |
Voting power |
Person's votes |
Voting power |
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ordinary |
34,056,434 |
8.55% |
34,917,865 |
8.49% |
3. Changes in relevant interests
Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:
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Date of change |
Person whose relevant interest change |
Nature of change |
Consideration given in relation to change |
Class and number of securities affected |
Person's votes affected |
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See full notification at www.coalofafrica.com |
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4. Present relevant interests
Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:
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Holder of relevant interest |
Register holder of securities |
Person entitled to be registered as holder |
Nature of relevant interest |
Class and number of securities |
Person's votes |
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See full notification at www.coalofafrica.com |
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5. Changes in association
The persons who have become associates of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:
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Name and ACN/ARSN (if applicable) |
Nature of association |
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Bank of America |
Ceased to be associate of BlackRock Group |
6. Addresses
The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:
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Name |
Address |
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See full notification at www.coalofafrica.com |
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Print name Con Tzatzakis |
Capacity Director |
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Date 11/03/09 |
Related Shares:
MCM.L