RNS Number : 9323I
Botswana Diamonds PLC
21 April 2022
 

 

21 April 2022


Botswana Diamonds PLC

("Botswana Diamonds" or the "Company")

Holding(s) in Company

 

The Board of Botswana Diamonds announces that the Company has received the following TR-1 notification which is set out below without amendment or correction. 

 

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:

Botswana Diamonds

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

Terence Wood

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Dewsbury, UK

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:

14 Apr 2022

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

20 Apr 2022

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

3.87%

0.0

3.87%


Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

-

-

-


 

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)

GB00B5TFC825

34,000,000

0

3.87%

0%











SUBTOTAL 8. A

34,000,000

3.87%


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






















SUBTOTAL 8.B.2



 

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





















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

Dewsbury, UK

Date of completion

20 Apr 2022

 

A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website, at:

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

Enquiries:

Botswana Diamonds PLC
John Teeling, Chairman

James Campbell, Managing Director

Jim Finn, Director

 

 

+353 1 833 2833

+27 83 457 3724

+353 1 833 2833

Beaumont Cornish - Nominated Adviser 
Michael Cornish

Roland Cornish

 


+44 (0) 020 7628 3396

Beaumont Cornish Limited - Broker 
Roland Cornish

Felicity Geidt

 

+44 (0) 207 628 3396

First Equity Limited -  Joint Broker 
Jason Robertson

 

+44 (0) 207 374 2212

BlytheRay - PR
Megan Ray
Rachael Brooks

Said Izagaren

Naomi Holmes

 

+44 (0) 207 138 3206

+44 (0) 207 138 3553

+44 (0) 207 138 3206

+44 (0) 207 138 3206

+44 (0) 207 138 3206

Teneo

Luke Hogg

Alan Tyrrell

Ciara Wylie

 

+353 (0) 1 661 4055

+353 (0) 1 661 4055

+353 (0) 1 661 4055

 

www.botswanadiamonds.co.uk

 

ENDS

 

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