REG-Endeavour Announces Holding(s) in Company

Endeavour MiningAnnouncement

23/06/2025 17:00

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Endeavour Mining plc (“the Company”) announces that it received the
following notification today 23 June 2025, from Van Eck Associates Corporation
of its interests in the Company as at 18 June 2025

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)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):                                                          ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 UK issuer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             X                                                         
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Other (please specify) (iii):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      Van Eck Associates Corporation                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                     New York, NY USA                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      ESB Pension Fund GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF VanEck Gold Miners ETF (AU) VanEck Global Mining UCITS ETF VanEck Gold Miners UCITS ETF VanEck Africa Index ETF VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF VanEck Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF           
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                               18/06/2025                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                            20/06/2025                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 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 issuer (vii)                                                                       
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  5.910%                                                                                                                                                   5.910%                                                    241,990,346                                                                                                         
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          6.966%                                                                                                                                                   6.966%                                                    243,578,697                                                                                                         



 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)                                                                                                                                                                                          
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)           Number of voting rights (ix)                                                                                                 % 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)  
 GB00BL6K5J42                                           14,302,448                                                                                                                   5.910%                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                          14,302,448                                                                                                                   5.910%                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Type of financial instrument                           Expiration date (x)        Exercise/ Conversion Period (xi)                                   Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.       % of voting rights                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                   SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                                                                                                                                             
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date (x)                                 Exercise/ Conversion Period (x)(i)             Physical or cash settlement (xii)                                                 Number of voting rights        % of voting rights                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                  SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          



 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 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) issuer (xiii)                                                                                                                         
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv)(please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                    X                                    
 Name (xv)                                                      % 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                               
 ESB Pension Fund GDX                                           0.031                                                                                                                                                                                 0.031%                                                                                              
 VanEck Gold Miners ETF                                         3.419                                                                                                                                                                                 3.419%                                                                                              
 VanEck Gold Miners ETF (AU)                                    0.114                                                                                                                                                                                 0.114%                                                                                              
 VanEck Global Mining UCITS ETF                                 0.044                                                                                                                                                                                 0.044%                                                                                              
 VanEck Gold Miners UCITS ETF                                   0.461                                                                                                                                                                                 0.461%                                                                                              
 VanEck Africa Index ETF                                        0.018                                                                                                                                                                                 0.018%                                                                                              
 VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF                                  1.591                                                                                                                                                                                 1.591%                                                                                              
 VanEck Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF                            0.232                                                                                                                                                                                 0.232%                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                   Glass Lewis                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                     14,302,448 shares and 5.910% voting rights                                                                                                                                                                    
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                        Open                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 11. Additional information (xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          



 Place of completion  Tampa, FL, USA  
 Date of completion   20 June 2025    

Attachment
*     TR-1 Form Endeavour Mining PLC VanEck 23 June 2025
(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/c4c96c78-d979-4c54-a2c1-2d4f6b2f6f29)