For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights
are attached: (ii) Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.
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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
notification obligation: (iii) Sprott Asset Management LP
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.):(iv) See Section 9
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: (v) June 28, 2013
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Date on which issuer notified: July 10, 2013
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: (vi,vii) 11.8%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii,ix)
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Situation
Class/ previous to the
type triggering Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares transaction transaction
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if Number
possible Number of Number Number
using the of Voting of of voting % of voting rights (x)
ISIN CODE Shares Rights shares rights
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Direct Indirect
Direct (xi) (xii) Direct Indirect
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Common
Shares --- --- 8,143,466 8,143,466 11.6%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of voting
rights that may
be acquired if
Type of Exercise/Conv- the instrument
financial Expiration ersion Period is exercised/ % of voting
instrument date (xiii) (xiv) converted. rights
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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
Type of Expiration Conversion rights voting
financial Exercise date period instrument rights
instrument price (xvii) (xviii) refers to (xix,xx)
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$13.70 per
Convertible common December
Debentures share 31, 2017 113,138 Nominal Delta
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0.2%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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8,256,604 11.8%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)
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The common shares are held by Sprott Asset Management LP on behalf of the
funds and accounts fully managed by it and a portfolio manager of Sprott
Asset Management LP.
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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:
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14. Contact name: Maggie Tang
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15. Contact telephone number: 1-416-943-4072 mtang@sprott.com
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Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares (xxii)
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation
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Full name
(including legal form of legal
entities) Sprott Asset Management LP
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Contact address 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, PO Box 27
(registered office for legal Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower
entities) Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2J1
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Phone number & email
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Other useful information
(at least legal representative for
legal persons)
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
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Full name
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Contact address
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Phone number & email
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Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity
subject to the notification obligation)
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C: Additional information
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
Contact Information: