7 December
2022
ALTONA RARE EARTHS
PLC
(“Altona” or “the Company”)
SIGNIFICANT AND
SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
Altona (AQSE: ANR.PL), a mining exploration company focused on
the evaluation, acquisition and development of Rare Earth Elements
(“REE”) mining projects in Africa,
is aware of the following interests as at 5
December 2022, amounting to more than three per cent in the
issued share capital of the Company in accordance with DTR 5 of the
Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency
Rules:
|
Shareholder |
Number of shares held |
% of
total voting rights |
| JIM Nominees Limited |
17,634,903 |
47.05% |
| Heiko Thomas |
2,663,365 |
7.11% |
| Winterflood Securities Limited |
2,374,947 |
6.34% |
| Aurora Nominees Limited |
1,984,771 |
5.29% |
| Christian Taylor-Wilkinson |
1,912,371 |
5.10% |
| Interactive Investor Services
Nominees |
1,392,685 |
3.72% |
| Optiva Securities Limited |
1,264,281 |
3.37% |
| Lawshare Nominees Limited |
1,208,900 |
3.23% |
Significant Shareholder Review
As part of the Company’s proposed Admission to the Official List
of the London Stock Exchange, the Company has undertaken a full
review of its significant shareholders to ensure that, where
identified, all significant shareholders have complied with their
DTR obligations. As at 5 December
2022 the Company has 37,484,999 ordinary shares in
issue.
TR1 Notification of Major Shareholding Forms follow below.
Christian Taylor-Wilkinson,
Chief Executive of Altona, commented, “Altona is committed to
fulfilling its reporting requirements as regards to the
transparency and reporting of significant shareholders and will
continue to refine its processes and procedures to ensure that it
proactively encourages all shareholders to comply with the
requirement of DTR 5.”
For more information on Altona and its current mining projects
please visit: www.altonaRE.com
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Altona Rare Earths Plc
Christian Taylor-Wilkinson, Chief
Executive
+44 (0) 7795 168 157
Martin Wood, Non-Executive
Chairman
+44 (0) 7880 787 080
Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Ltd (AQSE Corporate
Adviser )
Nick
Michaels
+44 (0) 20 3772 0021
Optiva Securities (Broker)
Daniel
Ingram
+44 (0) 20 3411 1882
About Altona Rare Earths Plc
Altona is a mining exploration company focused on the
evaluation, development and extraction of Rare Earth Element (REE)
metals in Africa. It owns a REE mining project in
Mozambique; the Monte Muambe
Project, a significant Light REE mining project in the northwest of
the country, where exploration work commenced on 1 October 2021. Resource Drilling commenced in
April 2022 and it will publish a
maiden Resource Estimate in Q1 2023. The Company is in the process
of investigating other REE opportunities in Africa.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major
holdings
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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 which voting rights are attached ii: |
Altona Rare Earths Plc |
| 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 |
|
| An
acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
|
| An event
changing the breakdown of voting rights |
X |
| Other
(please specify) iii: |
|
| 3.
Details of person subject to the notification obligation
iv |
| Name |
Heiko
Thomas |
| City and
country of registered office (if applicable) |
|
| 4. Full
name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v |
| Name |
|
| City and
country of registered office (if applicable) |
|
| 5. Date
on which the threshold was crossed or reached
vi: |
13 June
2022 |
| 6. Date
on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
|
| 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 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total
of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total
number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B)
vii |
| Resulting situation on
the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
7.1% |
|
7.1% |
|
Position
of previous notification (if
applicable) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
| 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
shares
ISIN code (if possible) |
Number
of voting rights ix |
% of
voting rights |
Direct
(DTR5.1) |
Indirect
(DTR5.2.1) |
Direct
(DTR5.1) |
Indirect
(DTR5.2.1) |
|
GB00BFZNKV91 |
2,663,365 |
|
7.1% |
|
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|
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|
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|
SUBTOTAL 8. A |
2,663,365 |
7.1% |
|
| B 1:
Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) |
| Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration
date x |
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi |
Number
of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
|
|
|
| B 2:
Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) |
| Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration
date x |
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi |
Physical
or cash
Settlement xii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer xiii |
X |
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 than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the
notifiable threshold |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
| 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 |
London, UK |
| Date of
completion |
1 December 2022 |
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 which voting rights are attached ii: |
Altona Rare Earths Plc |
| 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 |
Mayflower
Capital Investments Pty Ltd |
| City and
country of registered office (if applicable) |
Perth, WA,
Australia |
| 4. Full
name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v |
| Name |
|
| City and
country of registered office (if applicable) |
|
| 5. Date
on which the threshold was crossed or reached
vi: |
6 December
2021 |
| 6. Date
on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
|
| 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 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total
of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total
number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B)
vii |
| Resulting situation on
the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
0% |
|
0% |
|
Position
of previous notification (if
applicable) |
29.53% |
|
29.53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
shares
ISIN code (if possible) |
Number
of voting rights ix |
% of
voting rights |
Direct
(DTR5.1) |
Indirect
(DTR5.2.1) |
Direct
(DTR5.1) |
Indirect
(DTR5.2.1) |
|
GB00BFZNKV91 |
0 |
|
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUBTOTAL 8. A |
0 |
0% |
|
| B 1:
Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) |
| Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration
date x |
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi |
Number
of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
|
|
|
| B 2:
Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) |
| Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration
date x |
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi |
Physical
or cash
Settlement xii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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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 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 than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the
notifiable threshold |
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| 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 |
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| Place of
completion |
Perth, Australia |
| Date of
completion |
1 December 2022 |
