19 December 2023
Bezant Resources Plc
("Bezant" or the "Company")
Holding(s) in Company
Bezant (AIM: BZT), the AIM quoted copper-gold exploration and development company has received a TR-1 notification which is set out below without amendment.
For further information, please contact:
| Bezant Resources PLC Colin Bird, Executive Chairman | +44 (0) 20 3416 3695 |
| Beaumont Cornish Limited - Nomad Roland Cornish/Asia Szusciak | +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
| Novum Securities Limited - Joint Broker Jon Belliss | +44 (0) 20 7399 9400 |
| Shard Capital Partners LLP - Joint Broker Damon Heath | +44 (0) 20 7186 9952 |
or visit https://www.bezantresources.com/
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 | ||||||
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| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: | Bezant Resources 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: Issuer increased its Total Voting Rights to11,380,918,504 on 18 December 2023 | X | |||||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv | ||||||
| Name | Christian Cordier | |||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Australia | |||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | ||||||
| Name
Tonehill Pty Ltd aft The Tonehill Trust 207,205,492 shares
Coreks Super Pty Ltd aft Coreks Superannuation Fund 151,163,350 shares
Breamline Pty Ltd aft Breamline Ministries 272,037,662 shares
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| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | | |||||
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | 18 December 2023 | |||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 19 December 2023 | |||||
| 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 of issuervii | ||
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 5.54% | | 5.54% | 630,406,504 | ||
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
6.33%
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| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii | |||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||
| Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rightsix | % of voting rights | |||||||
| Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) | Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) | ||||||
| GB00B1CKQD97 | | 630,406,504 | | 5.54% | |||||
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| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 630,406,504 | 5.54% | |||||||
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| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (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 Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) | |||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration | Exercise/ | Physical or cash settlementxii | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
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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) issuerxiii | | |||
| Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | | |||
| Namexv | % 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 | |
| Christian Cordier as Director for:
Tonehill Pty Ltd aft The Tonehill Trust 207,205,492 shares
Coreks Super Pty Ltd aft Coreks Superannuation Fund 151,163,350 shares
Breamline Pty Ltd aft Breamline Ministries 272,037,662 shares
| 1.82%
1.33%
2.39% | | 1.82%
1.33%
2.39% | |
| Total | 5.54% | | 5.54% | |
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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 informationxvi | ||||
| Reduction in percentage voting rights due to increase in total voting rights to 11,380,918,869 on 18 December 2023 per Bezant Resources Plc announcement dated 4 December 2023 and increase in shareholding by acquisition of 144,000,000 of Bezant Resources Plc shares.
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| Place of completion | Australia |
| Date of completion | 19 December 2023 |
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