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RNS Number : 0800G

Sirius Minerals plc

13 March 2020

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                              Sirius Minerals PLC 
  underlying issuer of existing shares                           GB00B0DG3H29 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
                                                               ------------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                 --------------------- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                               X 
                                                                                                 --------------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                 --------------------- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                 --------------------- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                 --------------------- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                           UBS Investment Bank 
                                                                 UBS Group AG 
 City and country of registered office                          Z ürich 
  (if applicable)                                                Switzerland 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name                                                           UBS AG London Branch 
                                                               ------------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office                          London, United Kingdom 
  (if applicable) 
                                                               ------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                             11 March 2020 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                               ------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                 13 March 2020 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                       % of voting        % of voting rights             Total of both            Total number 
                     rights attached       through financial              in % (8.A +              of voting rights 
                     to shares (total         instruments                     8.B)                 of issuer (vii) 
                         of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                              1 + 8.B 2) 
                  --------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached              7.97%                 0.00%                        7.97%                   7'020'196'560 
                  --------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)             8.79%                 0.00%                        8.79% 
                  --------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of     Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights 
  shares            (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                         Direct                Indirect                     Direct                      Indirect 
                   (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive         (Art 9 of Directive         (Art 10 of Directive 
                      2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)            2004/109/EC) 
                        (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                               (DTR5.2.1) 
                                        --------------------- 
  GB00B0DG3H29                               559'658'422                                                 7.97% 
                  --------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                    559'658'422                                           7.97% 
                  -------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of           Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial         date (x)              Conversion Period      rights that may                   rights 
  instrument                              (xi)                   be acquired if 
                                                                 the instrument 
                                                                 is 
                                                                 exercised/converted. 
                  --------------------  ---------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
                                         SUBTOTAL 8. B 
                                          1 
                                        ---------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of          Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or      Number of        % of voting 
  financial        date (x)              Conversion              cash             voting rights    rights 
  instrument                             Period                  settlement 
                                         (xi)                    (xii) 
                 ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
                                                                SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                               ---------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation 
  (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by 
  any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) 
  holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer 
  (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                              X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
           Name (xv)                % of voting rights          % of voting rights          Total of both if 
                                      if it equals or            through financial           it equals or is 
                                      is higher than             instruments if it           higher than the 
                                      the notifiable            equals or is higher        notifiable threshold 
                                         threshold              than the notifiable 
                                                                     threshold 
                                -------------------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------- 
 UBS Group AG 
                                -------------------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------- 
 UBS AG 
                                -------------------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------- 
 UBS AG London Branch                     7.97%                          -                        7.97% 
                                -------------------------  ----------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
 
 The number and % of voting rights held 
 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Opfikon, Switzerland 
 Date of completion    13.03.2020 
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