Avocet Mining PLC Prospectus December 2011

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‘‘Prospectus’’
this document relating to the Company and the Ordinary Shares,
prepared by the Company in accordance with the Listing Rules and
Prospectus Rules;
‘‘Prospectus Rules’’
the prospectus rules published by the Financial Services Authority
from time to time;
‘‘PSP’’
the performance share plan operated by Avocet Mining;
‘‘PT ABM’’
PT Avocet Bolaang Mongondow, a company incorporated under
the laws of Indonesia;
‘‘PT AMS’’
PT Avocet Mining Services, a company incorporated under the
laws of Indonesia;
‘‘PT ASA’’
PT Arafura Surya Alam, a company incorporated under the laws of
Indonesia;
‘‘PT BKE’’
PT Bara Kutai Energi, a company incorporated under the laws of
Indonesia acting as an affiliate of J&Partners and which
subsequently changed its name to PT JRN;
‘‘PT GSM’’
PT Gorontalo Sejahtera Mining, a company incorporated under
the laws of Indonesia;
‘‘PT JRN’’
PT J Resources Nusantara, a company incorporated under the laws
of Indonesia acting as an affiliate of J&Partners and was formally
named PT BKE;
‘‘PT KSM’’
PT Kutai Surya Mining, a company incorporated under the laws of
Indonesia;
‘‘PT LT’’
PT Lebong Tandai, a company incorporated under the laws of
Indonesia;
‘‘PT SPP’’
PT Sago Prima Pratama, a company incorporated under the laws
of Indonesia;
‘‘Remuneration Committee’’ the remuneration committee of the Board;
‘‘Roscoe Postle’’
Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. acting in its capacity as a Competent
Person;
‘‘Senior Manager’’
a senior manager of the Company whose details are set out in
paragraph 2 of Part II of this Prospectus;
‘‘Share Bonus Plan’’
the share bonus plan operated by Avocet Mining;
‘‘Share Trading Policy’’
the policy governing the trading of shares in the Company by its
directors and employees adopted by Avocet Mining;
‘‘Shareholders’’
holders of any of the Ordinary Shares;
‘‘SDRT’’
stamp duty reserve tax;
‘‘SIP’’
the UK share incentive plan operated by Avocet Mining;
‘‘SMB’’ Société des Mines de Bélahouro S.A., a Société Anonyme
constituted under the laws of Burkina Faso;
‘‘SOP’’
the share option plan operated by Avocet Mining;
‘‘Souma’’
the gold exploration project at Souma in the Bélahouro district of
Burkina Faso;
‘‘South East Asian Assets’’ the South East Asian assets being disposed of by the Company
comprising PT ABM, ABV, PT AMS, AMMO, PT GSM, PT
KSM, PT ASA, and PT SPP as detailed further in paragraph 11(c)
of Part I ‘‘Information on the Group’’;
‘‘Sponsor’’
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. (which conducts its UK investment
banking activities as J.P. Morgan Cazenove);
‘‘Subsidiary’’ or ‘‘Subsidiaries’’ as so defined by the Companies Act;
‘‘TSX Venture Exchange’’
the segment of the Toronto Stock Exchange offering a public
venture capital marketplace for emerging companies;
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