ATLAS Mara Limited: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS -- (Marketwired) -- 03/23/17 -- ATLAS Mara Limited (LSE: ATMA)

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are       Atlas Mara Limited
attached:ii
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                        Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares           No
already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                 No
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                    No
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Other (please
specify):                                                          N/A
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3. Full name of person(s)
subject to the                          Janus Capital Management LLC
notification obligation:iii
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv
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5. Date of the transaction and
date on
which the threshold is crossed                                 16 March 2017
or
reached:v
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6. Date on which issuer
notified:                                                      17 March 2017
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or                                                                5%
reached:vi, vii
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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Class/type   Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
of           to the triggering  transaction
shares if    transaction
possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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             Number    Number   Number    Number of voting    % of voting
             of        of       of shares rights              rights x
             Shares    Voting
                       Rights
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                                                    Indirect
                                Direct    Direct xi xii      Direct Indirect
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VGG0697K1066 5,632,710 5,632,710 2,632,710  2,632,710           3.40%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial    Expiration Exercise/           Number of voting % of
instrument             datexiii Conversion          rights that may  voting
                                Periodxiv           be               rights
                                                    acquired if the
                                                    instrument is
                                                    exercised/
                                                    converted.
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Warrants
VGG0697K1140           21/08/2017                   401,726          0.52%
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of     Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting    % of voting
financial   price     date     Conversion rights instrument   rights xix, xx
instrument            xvii      periodxvi refers to
                                ii
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                                                             Nominal  Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                   Percentage of voting rights
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3,034,436                                 3.92%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:                   Janus Capital Management LLC
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11. Number of voting rights proxy
holder will cease                                                        N/A
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will
cease to hold                                                            N/A
voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
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14. Contact name:                                             Steve Andersen
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15. Contact telephone number:                                   303.394.7358
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Contacts:
RNS
Customer
Services
0044-207797-4400
[email protected]
http://www.rns.com

Source: ATLAS Mara Limited

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