ATLAS Mara Limited: Notification of major interest in shares

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  For filings with the FSA include the annex  
  For filings with issuer exclude the annex  
 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
   
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii		   Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Ltd
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights   Yes
  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached   No
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments   No
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights   No
  Other (please specify):     N/A
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii		   Janus Capital Management LLC
  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		   30 December 2014
  6. Date on which issuer notified:   31 December 2014
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii		   9%
           
  8. Notified details:
  A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
  Class/type of
shares if 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 x
  Direct   Direct xi   Indirect xii   Direct   Indirect
  VGG0697K1066   5,963,359   5,963,359   6,362,173   6,362,173     9.31%  
 
 
  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
  Warrants
VGG0697K1140		   17/12/2017     385,512   0.53%
 
  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
  6,747,685   9.31%
                                 
  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:   Janus Capital Management LLC
  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:		  
  14. Contact name:   Nick McMordie
  15. Contact telephone number:   303.336.4384
     
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
 
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities) 		Janus Capital Management LLC
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities) 		151 Detroit Street
Denver, CO 80206
USA
Phone number & email 303.336.4384
Nicholas.McMordie@janus.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons) 		 
   
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name  
Contact address  
Phone number & email  
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)		  
 
C: Additional information
 
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
 

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