Blackrock World Mining Trust PLC — Director's Dealing 2016

Dec 22, 2016

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BLACKROCK WORLD MINING TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in Company

PR Newswire

London, December 22

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

BlackRock World Mining Trust 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 (please specify) : ( )

(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Witan Investment Trust plc

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

(5). Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

7 December 2016

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

21 December 2016

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached (vi, vii):

5%

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix):

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code):  Ordinary Shares GB0005774855

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares:  8,900,000

Number of Voting rights:  8,900,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of shares (Direct):  8,750,000

Number of voting rights:

Direct (xi):  8,750,000

Indirect (xii):  

% of voting rights (x):

Direct:  4.96%

Indirect: 

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:  8,750,000

Percentage of voting rights:  4.96%

(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

Proxy Voting:

(10). Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

(13). Additional information:

Percentages based on total voting rights of 176,455,242 Ordinary Shares.  Notification due to sales of shares on 7 and 21 December 2016.

(14). Contact name:

Mr K Mayger

For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 1098

22 December 2016