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Polymetal International PKAnnouncement

19/01/2016 14:40

RNS Number : 3438M
Polymetal International PLC
19 January 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii
POLYMETAL INTERNATIONAL PLC
ISIN JE00B6T5S470
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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
V
Other (please specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii
Mr. Jiri Smejc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
STAROAK LIMITED
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v
24/12/2015 (date of the repo transaction)
6. Date on which issuer notified:
18/01/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Threshold that is crossed:
Below 3% (for voting rights attached to shares)
3% (for Qualifying Financial Instruments)


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
JE00B6T5S470

20,318,004


4,346,186

1.02%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
Sale and repurchase agreements
23/09/2016
(transaction will be rolled)

15,971,818
3.76%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx




Nominal
Delta



Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
20,318,004
4.78%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Mr Jiri Smejc directly owns Emerio Limited (100%; 1,000 shares); Emerio Limited (via trust declaration with Proteas Consulting & Services Ltd) owns Staroak Limited (100%, 2,000 shares); Staroak Limited's direct holding in Polymetal International plc is 4.56% (19,345,286 shares).
Mr Jiri Smejc directly owns Emma Capital Limited (81.2%) and MEF Holdings Limited (100%); Emma Capital Limited is owner of 100% voting shares in Emma Alpha Holding Limited and MEF Holdings Limited is owner of 99.87% economic shares of Emma Alpha Holding Limited; Emma Alpha Holding Limited is 100% owner of Marjolendo Limited; Marjolendo Limited is owner of 972,718 shares in Polymetal International plc (0.23%).

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:



13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:
Pavel Zuna
15. Contact telephone number:
+ 420 226 291600

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