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RNS Number : 3337K

Avocet Mining PLC

13 July 2011

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Avocet Mining PLC 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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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     BlackRock Inc 
  to the notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if    n/a 
  different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date   11th July 2011 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     13th July 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed   Holding has gone below 10% 
  or reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of 
 shares if 
 possible        Situation previous 
 using the        to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE        transaction               transaction 
--------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
                              Number 
                 Number        of          Number 
                  of           Voting      of       Number of voting      % of voting 
                  Shares       Rights      shares    rights               rights 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                           Direct   Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 GB0000663038    14,765,454   14,765,540   N/A      N./A     14,467,462   N/A      7.25% 
                -----------  -----------  -------  -------  -----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 
 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         Conversion   rights that may     rights 
                                   Period       be acquired if 
                                                the instrument 
                                                is exercised/ 
                                                converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 N/A                 N/A          N/A           N/A                N/A 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                               Number of 
 Type of                        Exercise/      voting rights 
 financial        Expiration     Conversion    instrument      % of voting 
 instrument        date          period        refers to        rights 
---------------  ------------  -------------  --------------  ---------------- 
 CFD              N /A          N/A            5,195,287       Nominal   Delta 
---------------  ------------  -------------  --------------  --------  ------ 
                                                               2.60%     2.60% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 19,662,749                9.85% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 19,662,749 (9.85%) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:         n/a 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy     n/a 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will   n/a 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:     BlackRock International Threshold 
                                  Reporting Team 
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 14. Contact name:               Andrew Manchester 
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 15. Contact telephone number:   020 7743 5773 
                                  andrew.manchester@blackrock.com 
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This information is provided by RNS

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