Holding(s) in Company
Reykjavík, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ("Amaroq" or the "Company")
Total Voting Rights and Notifications of Major Holdings
TORONTO, ONTARIO – 14 April 2025 – Amaroq Minerals Ltd. (AIM, TSX-V, NASDAQ Iceland: AMRQ), an independent mining company with a substantial land package of gold and strategic mineral assets in Southern Greenland, announces that, following the exercise of share options by an employee, as at 14 April 2025 the Company’s issued share capital consists of 401,120,617 common shares of no par value each, and each with voting rights. Given the Company does not hold any common shares in Treasury, this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in interest in, the share capital of the Company.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) | |||||||||||||||
| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Amaroq Minerals Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate) | |||||||||||||||
| Non-UK issuer | X | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”) | |||||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | |||||||||||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| Other (please specify): | |||||||||||||||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation | |||||||||||||||
| Name | Islandsbanki hf. | ||||||||||||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Kopavogur, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) | |||||||||||||||
| Name | Islandsjodir hf. | ||||||||||||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Kopavogur, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: | 08/04/2025 | ||||||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 11/04/2025 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 (8.A + 8.B) | ||||||||||||
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 2.84% | 2.84% | 11,397,237 | ||||||||||||
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 3.12% | 3.12% | 12,432,212 | ||||||||||||
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached | |||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||
| Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | ||||||||||||
| IS0000034569 | 2,487,437 | 8,909,800 | 0.62 | 2.22 | |||||||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | |||||||||||||||
| B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) | |||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date x | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | |||||||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | |||||||||||||||
| B 2: 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 | ||||||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”) | ||||
| Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer | ||||
| 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 entity (please add additional rows as necessary) | X | |||
| Name xv | % 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 | |
| Islandsbanki hf. | 0.62% | 0.62% | ||
| Islandssjodir hf. | 2.22% | 2.22% | ||
| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | ||||
| Name of the proxy holder | ||||
| The number and % of voting rights held | ||||
| The date until which the voting rights will be held | ||||
| 11. Additional information | ||||
| Íslandsbanki hf. is the sole parent company of Íslandssjóðir hf. | ||||
| Place of completion | Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Date of completion | 14/04/2025 |
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) | ||||||||||||||
| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Amaroq Minerals Ltd. | |||||||||||||
| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-UK issuer | X | |||||||||||||
| 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”) | ||||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |||||||||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | ||||||||||||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
| Other (please specify): | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation | ||||||||||||||
| Name | Kvika banki hf. | |||||||||||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||||||||||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) | ||||||||||||||
| Name | ||||||||||||||
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | ||||||||||||||
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: | 09/04/2025 | |||||||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 11/04/2025 | |||||||||||||
| 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 (8.A + 8.B) | |||||||||||
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 3.84% | 3.84% | 15,400,481 | |||||||||||
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 4.47% | 4.47% | 17,784,379 | |||||||||||
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached | ||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
| Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | |||||||||||
| IS0000034569 | 15,400,481 | 3.84% | ||||||||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 15,400,481 | 3.84% | ||||||||||||
| B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) | ||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date x | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | ||||||||||||||
| B 2: 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 | |||||||||
| SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”) | ||||
| Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer | ||||
| 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 entity (please add additional rows as necessary) | X | |||
| Name xv | % 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 | |
| Kvika banki hf. | 1.53% (6,068,733) | |||
| Kvika Asset Management | 2.35% (9,331,748) | |||
| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | ||||
| Name of the proxy holder | N/A | |||
| The number and % of voting rights held | ||||
| The date until which the voting rights will be held | ||||
| 11. Additional information | ||||
| Íslandsbanki hf. is the sole parent company of Íslandssjóðir hf. | ||||
| Place of completion | Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Date of completion | 14/04/2025 |
Enquiries:
Amaroq Minerals Ltd.
Eldur Olafsson, Executive Director and CEO
Ed Westropp, Head of BD and Corporate Affairs
+44 (0)7385 755711
Eddie Wyvill, Corporate Development
+44 (0)7713 126727
Panmure Liberum Limited (Nominated Adviser and Corporate Broker)
Scott Mathieson
Nikhil Varghese
+44 (0) 20 7886 2500
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Corporate Broker)
James Asensio
Harry Rees
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Camarco (Financial PR)
Billy Clegg
Elfie Kent
Fergus Young
+44 (0) 20 3757 4980
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About Amaroq Minerals
Amaroq’s principal business objectives are the identification, acquisition, exploration, and development of gold and strategic metal properties in South Greenland. The Company’s principal asset is a 100% interest in the Nalunaq Gold mine. The Company has a portfolio of gold and strategic metal assets in Southern Greenland covering the two known gold belts in the region as well as advanced exploration projects at Stendalen and the Sava Copper Belt exploring for Strategic metals such as Copper, Nickel, Rare Earths and other minerals. Amaroq Minerals is continued under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and wholly owns Nalunaq A/S, incorporated under the Greenland Companies Act.
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