11th Jan 2016 13:29
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11 January 2016
Notification of Disposal of Major Proportion of Voting Rights
APR Energy plc announces that it has received the attached notification from Mason Hill Advisors, LLC.
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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 | APR ENERGY PLC | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||
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 | Mason Hill Advisors, LLC | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
| Nortrust Nominees Limited is a shareholder in respect of zero shares in APR ENERGY PLC described above.
Goldman Sachs International is a shareholder in respect of zero shares in APR ENERGY PLC described above.
Pershing LLC is a shareholder in respect of zero shares in APR ENERGY PLC described above. | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 7 January 2016 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 11 January 2016 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | Below 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 SHARESISIN: GB00B58D4C52 | 6,139,542
| 6,139,542
| 0
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0.00%
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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
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
0 |
0.00%
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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: | Mason Hill Advisors, LLC | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: |
Mason Hill Advisors, LLC acts as an investment manager for Equinox Partners, LP, Kuroto Fund, L.P. and Mason Hill Partners, LP.
Equinox Partners, LP beneficially holds zero shares in APR Energy PLC described above, Mason Hill Partners, L.P. beneficially holds zero shares in APR Energy PLC described above and Kuroto Fund, L.P. beneficially holds zero shares in APR Energy PLC described above.
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14. Contact name: | Massimo DeVellis | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +001 (646) 833-2787 | |
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