FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
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(a) Full name of discloser: MMCAP International
Inc. SPC
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and
beneficiaries must be named.
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose Perseus Mining
relevant securities this form relates: Limited
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 15 April 2016
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest
practicable date prior to the disclosure
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the YES
discloser making disclosures in respect of any other If YES, specify
party to the offer? which:
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state Amara Mining Plc
"N/A"
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the
offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure
relates following the dealing (if any)
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Class of relevant security: Ordinary Shares
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Interests Short positions
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Number % Number %
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or
controlled: 62,500 0.01%
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 13,347,600 2.52%
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including
options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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TOTAL: 13,410,100 2.53%
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or
sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
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Class of relevant security in relation
to which subscription right exists:
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Details, including nature of the
rights concerned and relevant
percentages:
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in
1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt
in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
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Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of Product Nature of Number of Price per unit
relevant description dealing reference
security e.g. CFD e.g. securities
opening/closing
a long/short
position,
increasing/reduc
ing a long/short
position
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Ordinary Shares Swap Increasing short 1,500,000 0.4283 AUD
position
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry Option
Relevant description purchasing, securities price per e.g. date money
security e.g. call selling, to which unit American, paid/
option varying option European received
etc. relates etc. per unit
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of Product Exercising/ Number of Exercise price
relevant description exercised securities per unit
security e.g. call against
option
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if
security e.g. subscription, applicable)
conversion
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person
making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in
concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If
there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state
"none"
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(c) Attachments
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
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Date of disclosure: APRIL 18, 2016
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Contact name: ULLA VESTERGAARD
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Telephone number: 001 416 408 0994
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be
emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is
available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
Contact Information:
MMCAP International Inc. spc