669db375-6047-466c-bef1-3eb671265e48.pdf FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)


PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")


  1. KEY INFORMATION


    (a) Name of exempt principal trader:

    Peel Hunt LLP

    (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

    Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree


    Amara Mining PLC

    (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

    Amara Mining PLC

    (d) Date dealing undertaken:

    13 April 2016

    (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

    If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"


    No


  2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER


    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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.


    1. Purchases and sales


      Class of relevant security

      Purchases/ sales

      Total number of securities

      Highest price per unit paid/received

      Lowest price per unit paid/received

      Ordinary Shares

      Buy

      2,454,192

      16.03 GBx

      16.00 GBx

      Ordinary Shares

      Sell

      2,496,434

      16.50 GBx

      16.00 GBx


    2. Cash-settled derivative transactions


      Class of relevant security

      Product description

      e.g. CFD

      Nature of dealing

      e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a

      long/short position

      Number of reference securities

      Price per unit


    3. Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)


      1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


        Class

        Product

        Writing,

        Number

        Exercise

        Type

        Expiry

        Option


        of relevant security

        descriptione.g. call option

        purchasing, selling, varying etc.

        of securities to which option relates

        price per unit

        e.g.

        American, European etc.

        date

        money paid/ received per unit


      2. Exercise

      3. Class of relevant security

        Product description

        e.g. call option

        Exercising/ exercised against

        Number of securities

        Exercise price per unit


      4. Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

      5. Class of relevant security

        Nature of dealing

        e.g. subscription, conversion

        Details

        Price per unit (if applicable)


      6. 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 exempt principal trader 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"


          None


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


        Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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"


        None


        Date of disclosure:

        14 April 2016

        Contact name:

        Andrew Palmer

        Telephone number:

        0207 418 8860


        Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.


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

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