Afarak Group Plc - Major shareholder announcements

HOLDINGS IN COMPANY (FLAGGING NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT)

13:30 London, 15:30 Helsinki, 25 July 2014 - Afarak Group Plc, Stock Exchange
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HOLDINGS IN COMPANY (FLAGGING NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 9, SECTION
10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACT)

Afarak Group Plc ("Afarak" or the "Company") (LSE: AFRK, OMX: AFAGR) has on 25
July 2014 received a flagging notification in accordance with Chapter 9, Section
5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act from Ms Aida Djakov regarding the shares
of Afarak.

As a result of the increase in the total number of shares in Afarak, due to the
directed share issue, announced on 18 July, the ownership percentage of Atkey
Limited ("Atkey"), a controlled corporation of Ms Djakov, has decreased below
20 per cent. According to the flagging notification, Atkey currently holds
19.81 per cent of the shares and voting rights in Afarak.


1. Name of the target company
Afarak Group Plc

2. Basis for the flagging obligation
Increase in the total number of shares of Afarak due to a directed share issue

3. Date when the total number of Afarak shares increased
24 July 2014

4. Holdings prior to the directed share issue

               Number of shares % of shares Number of voting    % of voting
                                            rights              rights

 Atkey Limited 51,426,401       20.70       51,426,401          20.70

 Aida Djakov   17,100,300       6.88        17,100,300          6.88

 Total         68,526,701       27.58       68,526,701          27.58



5. Current holdings

               Number of shares % of shares Number of voting    % of voting
                                            rights              rights

 Atkey Limited 51,426,401       19.81       51,426,401          19.81

 Aida Djakov   17,100,300       6.58        17,100,300          6.58

 Total         68,526,701       26.4        68,526,701          26.4


6. Name and address of the shareholder
Atkey Limited
P.O. Box 3175
Road Town
Tortula
British Virgin Isles


AFARAK GROUP PLC
Danko Koncar
CEO


For additional information, please contact:

Afarak Group Plc
Danko Koncar, CEO, +44 (0)20 7376 1175, danko.konchar@afarak.com

Investec Bank Plc
Jeremy Wrathall, +44 (0)20 7597 5970

Afarak Group is a chrome mining and minerals producer focused on delivering
sustainable growth with a speciality alloys business in southern Europe and a
ferro alloys business in southern Africa. The Company is listed on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki (AFAGR) and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (AFRK).
www.afarakgroup.com

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