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PERSEUS MINING LIMITED — Major Shareholding Notification 2012
Jun 5, 2012
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Major Shareholding Notification
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| MinterEllison | |||||
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| A W Y E R S |
AURORA PLACE, 88 PHILLIP STREET, SYDNEY NSW 2000, DX 117 SYDNEY
| To | Company announcements office ASX |
Facsimile | 1300 135 638 |
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| Company Secretary Perseus Mining Limited |
Facsimile | +61 8 9240 2406 | |
| From | Henry Wong Email: [email protected] |
Facsimile Direct line Our Ref |
$+61299218058$ $+61299218536$ SSE:HLW:20-6818439 |
| Date | 6 June 2012 | Number of pages (including this one): 7 |
Subject Notice of change of interests of substantial holder
Please find attached a notice of change of interests of substantial holder in relation to shares in Perseus Mining Limited from Van Eck Associates Corporation.
Regards MINTER ELLISON
If you do not receive all pages please telephone +61 2 9921 8536
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IMPORTANT - The contents of this facsimile may be privileged and confidential. Any unauthorised use of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received the document in error, please advise us by telephone (reverse charges) immediately and then shred the document. Thank you.
004 page 2/2 15 July 2001
| Form 604 | |
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| Corporations Act 2001 |
Section 071B
Notice of change of interests of substantial holder
| To Company Name/Scheme | Perseus Mining Limited | ||||||
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| ACN/ARSN | 106 808 988 | ||||||
| 1. Details of substantial holder (1) Name |
Van Eck Associates Corporation (and its associates referred to in paragraph 6). | ||||||
| ACN/ARSN (If applicable) | N/A | ||||||
| There was a change in the interests of the | |||||||
| substantial holder on | 01/06/2012 | ||||||
| The previous notice was given to the company on | 02/02/2011 | ||||||
| The previous notice was cated | 01/02/2011 | ||||||
2. Provious and present voting power
The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a subatantial holding notice to the company or acheme, are as follows:
| Class of securities (4) | Previous notice --- |
__ --------- |
Present notice | _____ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person's volas | Voting power (5) | __ Person a votes |
Voting power (5) | |
| Cruinary shares -------- __ |
33.089.225 |
THE R. P. LEWIS CO., LANSING, MICH. which were considered as a commodation of the 7.23% ----------- |
------------- 39,275,257 |
13.36% |
| . | The property of the property of the contract and a contract of the contract of |
----- |
3. Changes in relevant interests
Perilculars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or schome are as follows:
| Date of change |
Person whose rolovani interest changed |
Nature of change (6) |
Consideration given in relation to change (7) |
Class and number of securities affected |
Person's votes affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Eck (Corporation (VEAC) |
Associates See Annoxure A | ||||
| ------------ |
4. Present relevant interests
Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:
| Holder of relevant Interest |
Registered holder of aecuritics |
Person ontitled to be registered as holder (6) |
Nature of relovant interest (6) |
Class and number of securities |
Person's votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEAC | State Street Bank as icustodian for Van Eck Funds - International (Investors Gold Fund |
Ven Eak Funds - International Investors Gold Fund kilo). |
MEAC holds he relevant interest by having the power to exercise, control the exercise of, or influence the exercise of. kho voting powers or disposal of the securities ito which the relevant inlerest relates in the ordinary course of invesiment management business. |
Ordinary shares 7,221,280 |
1.58% |
| MEAC | Bank of New York Mellon as custodian for Market Vectors Trust - Junior Gold Miners ETF |
Market Vectors Trust (Same as above. - Junior Gold Minars IETF (GDXJ) |
Ordinary shares 29,447,741 |
16.43% |
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| VEAC | Northam Trust as icustodian for iLockheed Martin [Corporation Master Reflrement Trust |
lLockheed Martin Corporation Master Retrement Trust (LM) |
Sama as above. | lOrdinary shares 1270.396 |
10.00% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEAC | Credit Agricole as custodien for LODH Invest - The World Gold Expertise Fund |
LODH Invest - The World Gold Expertise Fund (LODH) |
Same as above. | Ordinary shares 1.335.860 |
0.20% |
5. Changes in esseciation
The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in retation to voting interests in (he company or schame are as follows:
| Namo | end | ACN/ARSN |
(If |
The Second Contract of Second Contract ----- ----- ----- ,,,,,,,,,,, |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| monicable) $1011 - 11$ |
------- | Nature of association | ||
| . ,,,,,,,,,,,, ----------- The contract of the contract of the contract of the contract of _____ ----- |
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| ---- | ---------- __ |
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| ---- | __ | ---------- | . ----------------- ___ _ |
6. Addresses
The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:
| Nama | Address |
|---|---|
| NEAC | 335 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 |
| Nan Eck Securities Corporation | 335 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 |
| Man Eck Absolute Return Advisers, Inc. ------- |
1335 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 |
Signature
| print name Russell Brennan |
capacity | Assistant VP |
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| -------- ---------------- ___ 40919-01 Λ sign here سكام $\sim$ n an an an an an an an an an an an an an --- ------------ ,,,,,, |
--- date __ |
05/08/2012 ----- |
DIRECTIONS
- if there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (eg. a corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and
trustee of an equity trust), the names could be included in an ann $(1)$ is clearly set out in paragraph 8 of the form. - See the datablian of "associate" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001. $(2)$
- $(3)$ See the definition of "relevant interest" in sections 608 and 671B(7) of the Corporations Act 2001.
- $\langle 4 \rangle$ The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes.
- $(5)$ The person's votas divided by the total votes in the body corporate or echame multiplied by 100.
- $(6)$ include details of
- any relevant agreement or other circumstances because of which the change in relevant interest occurred. If subsection 6718(4) applies, a copy
of any document satting out the terms of any relevant agreement, and a statemen $(a)$ $\mathbf{b}$ - any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, or influence the exercise of, the voting powers or disposal of the
securities to which the relevant interest relates (indicating clearly the
See the definition of "relevant agreement" in section 8 of the Corporations Act 2001.
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Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money and other, that any parson from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, or may, or may, or may, or may, or may, or may, or may, or may, or ma $(7)$ concerns strated to receive in remain to that acquisition. Details must be included even in the ochernic continuous on the nepperang of not or a
contingency. Details must be included on any banofit paid on behalf of the su
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- If the substantial holder te unablo to determine the identity of the person (eg. if the relevant interest arises because of an option) write "unknown". $(8)$
- Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any change in that association since the last substantial holding notice. $\left(\Theta\right)$
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804 GUIDE page 1/1 13 March 2000
GUIDE
This guide does not form part of the prescribed form and is included by ASIC to assist you in completing and lodging form 604.
| Signature | This form must be signed by either a director or a secretary of the substantial holder. |
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| Lodging period | Νü |
| Lodging Fee | NII |
| Other forms to be completed |
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| Additional Information | (B) If additional space is required to complete a question, the information may be included on a separate piece of paper annexed to the form. |
| (b) This notice must be given to a listed company, or the responsible entity for a listed managed investment scheme, A copy of this notice must also be given to each relevant securities exchange. |
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| (c). The person must give a copy of this notice: O) within 2 business days after they become aware of the information; or |
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| (li) by 9.30 am on the next trading day of the relevant securities exchange after they become aware of the information if: |
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| (A) a takeover bid is made for voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme; and (B) the person becomes aware of the Information during the bid period. |
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| Annexures | To make any annexure conform to the regulations, you must |
| 1 use A4 size paper of white or light paatel colour with a margin of at least 10mm on all sides 2. show the corporation name and A.C.N or ARBN э number the pages consecutively |
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| ۹ print or type in BLOCK letters in dark blue or black ink so that the document is clearly legible when photocopied 5 identify the annexure with a mark such as A, B, C, etc. |
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| 6 ondorse the ennexure with the words: This is annoxure (mark) of (number) pages referred to in form (form number and title) 7 sign and date the annexure. |
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| The annexure must be signed by the same person(s) who signed the form. | |
$\mathbf{m}$ is intended as a guide only. Please consult your eccountant or solicitor for further advice.
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| Holder of relevant | Date of | Consideration | Consideration Non- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest | Acquisition/Disposal | B/S | Cash | cash | ||
| GDXJ | 2/1/2012 B | \$ | In-Kind $\qquad \qquad \blacksquare$ |
Number of Securities | ||
| GDXI | 2/2/2012 B | 3 | In-Kind | 169,188 | ||
| GDXJ | 2/3/2012 S | \$ | In-Kind ٠ |
42,282 | ||
| GDXJ | 2/6/2012 5 | \$ | In-Kind | 14,094 | ||
| GDXI | 2/7/2012 B | \$ | In-Kind | 56,384 | ||
| GDXJ | 2/10/2012 5 | \$ | In-Kind | 28,190 | ||
| GDXJ | 2/10/2012B | Ś | 253,538 | $\overline{\mathsf{s}}$ | 84,576 | |
| GDXJ | 2/13/2012 5 | $\overline{\mathsf{s}}$ | In-Kind | 90,486 | ||
| GDXJ | 2/14/2012 5 | $\overline{\boldsymbol{s}}$ | In-Kind | 226,384 | ||
| GDXJ | $2/15/2012$ s | \$ | In-Kind | 14,147 | ||
| GDXJ | 2/16/2012 5 | \$ | In-Kind | 99,036 | ||
| GDXJ | 2/17/2012 S | Ś | In-Kind | 99,036 | ||
| GDXJ | 2/23/2012 B | \$ | In-Kind | 42,447 | ||
| GDXJ | 2/29/2012 S | \$ | In-Kind | 113,184 | ||
| GDXJ | $3/1/2012$ 5 | \$ | In-Kind | 155,595 | ||
| GDXJ | $3/2/2012$ 5 | \$ | In-Kind | 113,208 | ||
| GDXJ | 3/5/2012 5 | Ş | In-Kind | 99,043 | ||
| GDXJ | $3/6/2012$ S | Ş | In-Kind | 226,400 | ||
| GDXJ | $3/7/2012$ S | \$ | In-Kind | 155,672 | ||
| GDXJ | $3/13/2012$ [S | \$ | In-Kind | 14,152 14,152 |
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| GDXJ | 3/14/2012 5 | इ | In-Kind | 254,700 | ||
| GDXI | 3/16/2012 5 | \$ | 711,288 | \$ | 292,916 | |
| GDXJ | $3/19/2012$ B | 5 | In-Kind | 13,972 | ||
| GDXI | 3/19/2012 5 | \$ | 280,125 | $\overline{\mathsf{s}}$ | 117,363 | |
| GDXJ | 3/21/2012 B | 3 | In-Kind | 41,736 | ||
| GDXJ | $3/23/2012$ B | 3 | In-Kind | 278,220 | ||
| GDXJ | 3/23/2012 B | \$ | In-Kind | 20 | ||
| GDXJ | 3/26/2012B | 3 | In-Kind | 222,592 | ||
| GDXJ | $3/27/2012$ B | \$ | In-Kind | 514,670 | ||
| GDXJ | $3/29/2012$ B | \$ | in-Kind | 83,508 | ||
| GDXJ | 3/30/2012 B | 3 | In-Kind | 292,257 | ||
| GDXJ | $4/2/2012$ B | 3 | In-Kind | 153,076 | ||
| GDXJ GDXJ |
4/5/2012 S | \$ | In-Kind | 111,312 | ||
| GDXJ | 4/10/2012 S | ς | In-Kind | 41,742 | ||
| GDXJ | $4/11/2012$ B | \$ | In-Kind | 139,150 | ||
| GDXJ | 4/12/2012B | \$ | $\blacksquare$ | In-Kind | 250,470 | |
| GDXJ | 4/13/2012 8 | \$ | In-Kind | 97,405 | ||
| GDXJ | $4/16/2012$ B | \$ | In-Kind | 13,917 | ||
| GDXJ | $4/18/2012$ B | \$ | ۰ | in-Kind | 139,150 | |
| GDXI | 4/23/2012 B 4/24/2012 B |
Ξ, | ۰ | In-Kind | 55,656 | |
| TODH | 4/24/2012 5 | \$ ζ |
$\overline{\phantom{0}}$ | In-Kind | 13,913 | |
| GDXJ | 4/25/2012B | ÷, | \$, | 219M | ||
| GDXJ | 4/26/2012 8 | \$ 5 |
۰ | in-Kind | 69,570 | |
| GDXJ | 4/30/2012 B | Ŝ | $\blacksquare$ | In-Kind | 459,129 | |
| GDXJ | $5/1/2012$ B | 3 | ۰ | In-Kind | 166,920 | |
| GDXJ | $5/2/2012$ B | 5 | a. | In-Kind | 180,817 | |
| GDXJ | $5/3/2012$ B | 3 | ٠ ۰ |
In-Kind In-Kind |
69,560 | |
| 27,820 | ||||||
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This is Annexure A of 2 pages referred to in Form 604 -Notice of change of interests of substantial holder
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| Holder of relevant interest |
Date of Acquisition/Disposal |
B/S | Consideration Cash |
Consideration Non- cash |
Number of Securities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDXJ | 5/4/2012 8 | \$ | In-Kind | ||
| GDXJ | 5/8/2012 B | Ś | In-Kind | 612,084 | |
| GDXJ | 5/9/2012 B | \$ | 125,199 | ||
| GDXJ | 5/10/2012 [B] | \$ | In-Kind | 431,272 | |
| GDXJ | 5/16/20125 | \$ | In-Kind | 125,226 | |
| GDXJ | 5/17/2012B | In-Kind | 41,730 | ||
| GDXJ | \$ | In-Kind | 528,466 | ||
| GDXJ | $5/18/2012$ B | \$ | in-Kind | 83,442 | |
| 5/21/20126 | Ś | in-Kind | 97,440 | ||
| GDXJ | 5/22/2012B | \$ | In-Kind | 97,433 | |
| GDXJ | 5/23/2012B | Ś | In-Kind | 473,076 | |
| GDXJ | 5/24/2012B | \$ | In-Kind | 153,087 | |
| GDXJ | 5/25/2012 B | Ś | In-Kind | 487,095 | |
| GDXJ | $6/1/2012$ B | \$ | In-Kind | 667,968 | |
| in-Kind transactions result from GDXJ receiving a basket of securities (including Perseus Mining Ltd) in exchange for |
This is Annexure A of 2 pages referred to in Form 604 -Notice of change of interests of substantial holder
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