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RNS Number : 2588H  Panther Metals PLC  18 March 2024

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PANTHER METALS PLC

("Panther" or the "Company")

(Incorporated in the Isle of Man with company number 009753V)

18 March 2024

 

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

 

 

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                                                                                    Panther Metals PLC
 which voting rights are attached (ii):
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an
 "X" if appropriate)
 Non-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                                                                                                                                                         Richard Howard
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        N/A
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
 Name                                                                                                                                                         N/A
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        N/A
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                  15/03/2024
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                               15/03/2024
 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 both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) (vii)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  4.08%                                                  N/A                                                   4.08%                           92,822,307
 Position of previous notification (if                                      3.42%                                                  N/A                                                   3.42%

 applicable)

 

 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                                  Number of voting rights (ix)                                              % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)
                                                Direct                    Indirect                                        Direct                                           Indirect

                                                (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                     (DTR5.1)                                         (DTR5.2.1)
 IM00BKDM2T52                                   3,782,799                                                                 4.08%

 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                  3,782,799                                                                 4.08%

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
 Type of financial instrument                   Expiration  Exercise/                             Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is        % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                                  exercised/converted.

                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R
 (1) (b)
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                   Exercise/                   Physical or cash                                          Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                        Settlement (xii)

                                                                                        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                                                                                                                                           X
 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 (please add additional rows as
 necessary) (xiv)
 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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                         than the notifiable threshold
 Richard Howard              4.08%                                                                                                                                                   4.08%

 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
 Name of the proxy holder
 The number and % of voting rights held
 The date until which the voting rights will be held

 11. Additional information (xvi)

 

 Place of completion  United Kingdom
 Date of completion   15/03/2024

 

 

 

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

 

Panther Metals PLC:

Darren Hazelwood, Chief Executive Officer:            +44(0) 1462
429 743

 
+44(0) 7971 957 685

Mitchell Smith, Chief Operating Officer:         +1(604) 209 6678

Brokers:

Tavira Financial Limited

Christopher James Kipling
         +44(0) 203 833 3743

 

SI Capital Limited

Nick Emerson
                         +44(0) 1438 416 500

 

Notes to Editors

Panther Metals PLC is an exploration company listed on the main market of the
London Stock Exchange. Panther is focussed on the discovery of commercially
viable mineral deposits. The Company's operational focus is on established
mining jurisdictions with the capacity for project scalability. Drill targets
are assessed rapidly utilising a combination of advanced technologies and
extensive geological data to decipher potential commercial viability and act
accordingly. Panther's current geological portfolio comprises of three highly
prospective properties in Ontario, Canada while the developing investment wing
focuses on the targeting of nickel and gold in Australia.

Obonga Project

Panther Metals acquired the Obonga Greenstone Belt in July 2021 and have
already identified five prospective primary targets: Wishbone, Awkward,
Survey, Ottertooth and Silver Rim. A successful Phase 1 drilling campaign at
Wishbone in Autumn 2021 revealed the presence of significant VMS-style
mineralised systems on the property - the first such discovery across the
entire greenstone belt. Intercepts include 27.3m of massive sulphide in hole
one, and 51m of sulphide-dominated mineralisation in hole two. Both drill
holes contained multiple lenses. Anomalous high-grade copper in lake sediment
close to the target area has also been identified, increasing confidence in
the prospectivity of the location.

Awkward is a highly anomalous magnetic target, interpreted to be a layered
mafic intrusion and magmatic conduit based on mapped geology and airborne
geophysics. Historic sampling in the area returned anomalous platinum and
palladium (Pt, Pd) values, while historic drilling on the periphery of the
target intersected non-assayed massive sulphide and copper (assumed to be
chalcopyrite), non-assayed disseminated pyrite and chalcopyrite in coarse
gabbro, and non-assayed 'marble cake' gabbro (matching the description of the
Lac des Iles Mine varitexture gabbro ore zone).

Two additional named targets, Survey and Ottertooth, both displays further
coincident magnetic and electromagnetic anomalies and are adjacent to the
contact between intrusive and extrusive mafic rocks. Historic drilling at
Survey intersected several meters of massive sulphides in multiple
intersections (main parts of the anomaly remain untested) while Ottertooth
remains untested in its entirety.

Dotted Lake Project

Panther Metals acquired the Dotted Lake Project in July 2020, it is situated
approximately 16km from Barrick Gold's renowned Hemlo Gold Mine. An extensive
soil programme conducted in 2021 identified numerous gold and base metal
targets, all within the same geological footprint. Following the installation
of a new trail providing direct access to the target location, an initial
drilling programme in Autumn 2021 confirmed the presence of gold
mineralisation within this system with anomalous gold continuing along strike
and present within the surrounding area.

Manitou Lakes Project

The Manitou Lakes gold project is located approximately 300km's east of
Thunder Bay, Ontario and covers a total area of around 98sq km's.

There are over 200 known gold occurrences on the Manitou Lakes project area
with the wider Eagle/Manitou Lakes greenstone belt hosting numerous historic
gold producers and is prospective for Archean age orogenic gold and associated
base metal deposits.

Exploration work conducted by Shear Gold on the Project to date has identified
numerous gold bearing structures and favourable geological host rocks through
early-stage mapping and surface sampling. The work has focussed on two target
areas, being the West Limb Gold Property and the Glass Reef Gold Property,
both of which host historic gold mines which have never been systematically
explored using modern techniques or drill tested

Fulcrum Metals Plc

Fulcrum Metals PLC (LON: FMET) is an AIM listed exploration company which
finances and manages exploration projects focused on Canada, widely recognised
as a top mining jurisdiction.

 

FMET currently holds a beneficial 100% interest in highly prospective gold and
base metals projects in Ontario and Uranium projects in Saskatchewan.

 

Fulcrum's strategy is to focus on discovery and commercialisation of its
Projects through targeted exploration programmes. The primary focus is to make
an economic discovery on the flagship Schreiber-Hemlo Properties and
establishing the prospectivity of its wider Ontario and Saskatchewan portfolio
with a view to securing potential joint venture and/or acquisition interest.

 

Panther Metals Plc own 20% of the issued share capital of Fulcrum Metals Plc
and a 2% NSR on the Big Bear project.

Panther Metals Australia

Following the listing of Panther Metals' Australian assets on the Australian
Securities Exchange ("ASX") in December 2021. The ASX listing has provided the
Australian projects with the necessary capital to advance drill-ready targets
focused on nickel and gold (within the Tier 1 Mining Districts of Laverton WA
and in the NT). Through this spin-out Panther holds an attractive investment
prospect, without any disruption to the Company's capital structure and
without any financial obligations.

Conclusion

Panther Metals understand that the commercial realities of building an
exploration company requires expertise in geology, finance, and the markets
within which they operate. The Company's extensive network of industry leaders
allows it to meet these objectives. Ultimately however, drilling success is
the only route to discovery: the fundamental objective of any exploration
company. Once Panther's world-class geological team identify the anomalies,
they work hard to get drilling. The drill hole is the only place where
substantial and sustained capital growth originates and it's with that
operational focus Panther Metals will continue to advance.

 

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