1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii
GOLDPLAT PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other:
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii
HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v
27 MARCH 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28 MARCH 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii
5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of sharesif possible using the ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Number of Voting Rights
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB00B0HCWM45
7,775,000
7,775,000
8,400,000
8,400,000
5.0167%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date xiii
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/ Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
8,400,000
5.0167%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
8,350,000 of these shares are held in a unit trust operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the portfolio of investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining shares are held on behalf of other discretionary clients.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: