AMARA MINING PLC : Holding(s) in Company, 22 January 2014

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii	AMARA MINING PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	x
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	21th January 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	22nd January 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	3%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights x
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Direct	xi Direct	xii Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B04M1L91	6,742,573	6,742,573	6,463,302	6,463,302	0	2.93%	0

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	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
6,463,302	2.93%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED IS THE HOLDER OF A MAJOR INTEREST IN AMARA MINING PLC. MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MACQUARIE BH PTY LTD. MACQUARIE BH PTY LTD IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	JOHANNA ASHBY
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]