Arian Silver Corporation: Holding(s) in company
June 10 2013 - 2:00AM
Marketwired Canada
Arian Silver Corporation (TSX VENTURE:AGQ)(AIM:AGQ)(FRANKFURT:I3A) -
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:(ii) Arian Silver 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): Issue of new shares X
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:(iii) Sprott Asset Management LP
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.):(iv) See section 9
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 31 May 2013
reached:(v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 June 2013
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:(vi, vii) 15%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii, ix)
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Situation previous to
Class/type the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares transaction transaction
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if
possible Number of
using the Number of Voting Number of Number of voting % of voting
ISIN CODE Shares Rights shares rights rights (x)
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Direct Indirect
Direct (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect
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Common
Shares 48,624,738 48,624,738 46,603,938 46,603,938 14.4%
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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 Number of voting
instrument rights that may
be
acquired if the
Exercise/ instrument is % of
Expiration Conversion exercised/ voting
date(xiii) Period(xiv) converted. rights
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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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Exercise/
Type of Expiration Conversion Number of voting % of voting
financial Exercise date period(xvi rights instrument rights (xix,
instrument price (xvii) ii) refers to xx)
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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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46,603,938 14.4%
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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