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RNS Number : 9344A

Centamin PLC

30 December 2014

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                              CENTAMIN PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                               Van Eck Associates Corporation 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):                                                    Market Vectors Gold Miners 
                                                                                                    ETF 
                                                                             Market Vectors Egypt Index 
                                                                                                    ETF 
                                                                            Market Vectors Africa Index 
                                                                                                    ETF 
                                                                             Market Vectors Junior Gold 
                                                                                             Miners ETF 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                            19 December 2014 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                               23 December 2014 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                                                                              10,11,12,13,14% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number           Number           Number         Number of                    % of voting 
                  of               of               of shares      voting                       rights 
                  Shares           Voting                          rights 
                                   Rights 
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                                                   Direct         Direct          Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
--------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  JE00B5TT1872   63,058,327       63,058,327                      167,090,407                  14.50% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/                       Number of voting               % of voting 
  instrument          date           Conversion                      rights that                    rights 
                                     Period                          may be 
                                                                     acquired if 
                                                                     the 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     is 
                                                                     exercised/ 
                                                                     converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting               % of voting 
 financial          price         date           Conversion        rights instrument              rights 
 instrument                                      period            refers to 
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                                                                                                 Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights 
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 167,090,407                                         14.50% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                  Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF - 7.77% 
                         Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF - 6.28% 
                                 Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF 
                                Market Vectors Africa Index ETF 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                Glass Lewis & Co. 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                          N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                        N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                              None 
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 14. Contact name:                              Russell Brennan 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                  +1 212 293 2025 
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