LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 24, 2012) - Minera IRL Limited (IRL.TO)(MIRL.L)(MIRL.L) -
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the
underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting Minera IRL Limited
rights are attached:
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2. Reason for the notification (please
tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting
rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying
financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already
issued to which voting rights are
attached
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An acquisition or disposal of
instruments with similar economic effect
to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of
voting rights
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Other (please
specify):
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3.Full name of person(s) subject to the BlackRock, Inc.
notification obligation:
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4.Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
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5.Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 18th July 2012
reached:
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 20th July 2012
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: Holding has gone above 12%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
shares to the triggering transaction
transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN CODE
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% of voting
Number Number Number rights
of of of Number of voting
Shares Voting shares rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
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JE00B1HNYF12 16,736,926 16,736,926 N/A N/A 18,246,926 N/A 12.01%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of
instrument date Conversion voting voting
Period rights that may rights
be acquired if
the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments
xv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of
Exercise/ voting % of voting
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Conversion rights rights
instrument price date period instrument
refers to
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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18,246,926 12.01%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 18,246,926 (12.01%)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information: BlackRock International Threshold
Reporting Team
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14. Contact name: Andrew Manchester
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5773
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BlackRock International Threshold Reporting Team
020 7743 5773
