TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

ECR Minerals plc

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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
  ECR MINERALS PLC

(ISIN: GB00B0P4LQ95)

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights  

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments  
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  
Other (please specify):      
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii
  CITY NATURAL RESOURCES HIGH YIELD TRUST PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
AS ABOVE
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
12th SEPTEMBER 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 15th SEPTEMBER 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

Ordinary Shares

GB00B0P4LQ95

300,109,590 9.20% 292,109,590 292,109,590   8.96%  
 
 
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
         
 
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
           
 
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
292,109,590 8.96%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

N/A

 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:   N/A
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:
 
Compliance Manager, CQS Asset Management Limited
14. Contact name: Colin Woods
15. Contact telephone number: 0207 201 6900

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