Arian Silver Corporation: Holding(s) in Company
March 11 2013 - 3:00AM
Marketwired Canada
Arian Silver Corporation (TSX VENTURE:AGQ)(AIM:AGQ)(FRANKFURT:I3A)
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Arian Silver
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii Corporation
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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) subject to the notification Sprott Asset
obligation:iii Management LP
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from See section 9
3.):iv
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the 1 March 2013
threshold is crossed or reached:v
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 March 2013
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii 16%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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Class/ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
type of the triggering transaction
shares transaction
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if Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting
possible Shares Voting shares rights rights x
using the Rights
ISIN CODE
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
xi xii
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Common 51,119,988 51,119,988 48,624,738 48,624,738 15.7%
Shares
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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 xiii Conversion rights that may be rights
Period xiv acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial price date xvii Conversion voting rights rights xix, xx
instrument period xviii instrument
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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48,624,738 15.7%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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Sprott Asset Management LP is the portfolio manager acting on behalf of the
Sprott Canadian Equity Fund, Sprott Bull/Bear RSP Fund, Sprott Hedge Fund
L.P., Sprott Hedge Fund L.P. II, Sprott Master Fund Ltd., Sprott Master Fund
II, Ltd., and certain Sprott managed accounts.
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name: David Taylor
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15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)20 7887 6593
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Arian Silver Corporation
David Taylor
+44 (0)20 7887 6593