Published: 18:17 CEST 29-03-2011 /Thomson Reuters /Source: Chaarat Gold Holdings Ltd /XLON: CGH /ISIN: VGG203461055
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
Disclosure of current holdings
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii
TT International
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
24 March 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Going above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Indirect
Ord. Shares
VGG203461055
13,000,759
5.19%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Kai Chew
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7509 1263
Further information about the Company:
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limitedc/o Central Asia Services Limited
+44 (0) 20 7499 2612dekel@chaarat.comlinda.naylor@chaarat.com
Westhouse Securities Limited
+44 (0) 20 7601 6100
Tim FeatherRichard Baty
tim..feather@westhousesecurities.com richard.baty@westhousesecurities.com
Smith's Corporate Advisory Dominic Palmer-Tomkinson
+44 (0) 20 7321 2508tomkinson@smiths-ca.com
Chaarat Gold is a gold development stage company based in Switzerland.
Chaarat Gold holds various exploration projects in Kyrgyzstan.
Its main exploration properties are MINTEKE, KASHKASU, KIZILTASH (CHAARAT MAIN) and TULKUBASH in Kyrgyzstan.