Form 8.3 - The Vanguard Group, Inc.: Acacia Mining plc

Form 8.3 - The Vanguard Group, Inc.: Acacia Mining plc

Released : 16 Sep 2019 03:30:00

The Vanguard Group, Inc. ( )

Form 8.3 - The Vanguard Group, Inc.: Acacia Mining plc

16-Sep-2019 / 15:30 GMT/BST

Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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

(a) Full name of discloser:	The Vanguard Group, Inc.
(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.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:	Acacia Mining plc
	Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify
	identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:	13 September 2019
	For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of	Yes, Barrick Gold Corporation
	any other party to the offer?
	If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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.

1. Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:		10p ordinary
		Interests			Short positions
		Number	%		Number	%
(1)	Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	5,338,420	1.30%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and
	agreements to purchase/sell:
	TOTAL:	5,338,420	1.30%

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).

1. Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant

percentages:

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
	Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Common Stock	Sale	486	2.39 GBP

1. Cash-settledderivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description	Nature of dealing	Number of reference	Price per unit
	e.g. CFD	e.g. opening/closing a long/short position,	securities
		increasing/reducing a long/short position

1. Stock-settledderivative transactions (including options)

1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of	Product description	Writing, purchasing,	Number of	Exercise price	Type	Expiry date	Option money
relevant	e.g. call option	selling, varying etc.	securities to	per unit	e.g. American,		paid/ received
security			which option		European etc.		per unit
			relates

1. Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

e.g. call option

1. Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
	e.g. subscription, conversion

4.OTHER INFORMATION

1. Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

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"

1. Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

1. the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
2. 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"

1. Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	NO

Date of disclosure:	16 September 2019
Contact name:	Shawn Acker
Telephone number:	001-610-669-8989

P u b l i c d i s c l o s u r e s u n d e r R u l e 8 o f t h e C o d e m u s t b e m a d e t o a R e g u l a t o r y I n f o r m a t i o n S e r v i c e a n d m u s t a l s o b e e m a i l e d t o t h e T a k e o v e r P a n e l a t [e-mail]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET - Acacia Mining plc

LSE Ticker:

LEI Code: 5493002789CX3L0CJP65

Sequence No.: 20248

EQS News ID: 874381

End of Announcement EQS News Service