Holding(s) in Company

Meridian Mining plc

23 September 2026

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BVPND783

Issuer Name

MERIDIAN MINING PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Van Eck Associates Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

New York

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF
VanEck Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
International Investors Gold Fund
VanEck VIP Global Gold Fund

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

18-Sep-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

22-Sep-2026

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	3.573298	0.000000	3.573298	17406220
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BVPND783	17406220		3.573298
Sub Total 8.A	17406220		3.573298%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Van Eck Associates Corporation	VanEck VIP Global Gold Fund	0.174970
Van Eck Associates Corporation	International Investors Gold Fund	1.837630
Van Eck Associates Corporation	VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF	1.330710
Van Eck Associates Corporation	VanEck Junior Gold Miners UCITS ETF	0.200050
Van Eck Associates Corporation	VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF	0.029910

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

Glass Lewis

The number and % of voting rights held

17,406,220 shares and 3.57% voting rights

The date until which the voting rights will be held

If date does not apply, explain below

Open

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

22-Sep-2026

13. Place Of Completion

Tampa, FL, USA

 

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