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 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 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% | |||||
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| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 34,000,000 | 3.87% | |||||||
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| B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | |||||
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| | | SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | | | |||||
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| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration | Exercise/ | Physical or cash Settlement xii | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
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| | | | 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 | | |||
| 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 | | |||
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| 11. Additional information xvi | ||||
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| Place of completion | Dewsbury, UK |
| Date of completion | 20 Apr 2022 |
A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website, at:
Enquiries:
| Botswana Diamonds PLC James Campbell, Managing Director Jim Finn, Director
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+353 1 833 2833 +27 83 457 3724 +353 1 833 2833 |
| Beaumont Cornish - Nominated Adviser Roland Cornish
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| Beaumont Cornish Limited - Broker Felicity Geidt
| +44 (0) 207 628 3396 |
| First Equity Limited - Joint Broker
| +44 (0) 207 374 2212 |
| BlytheRay - PR 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 |
ENDS
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