Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1783Y

Sterling Energy PLC

02 July 2008

 



Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

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

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Sterling Energy plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Mr Denis O'Brien
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Baycliffe Limited (as nominee)
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	1 July 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	2 July 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	14%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0005299929	216,175,489	216,175,489	232,575,858	232,575,858	N/A	14.09%	N/A

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
232,575,858	14.09%

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

Denis O'Brien holds 32,241,134 shares in his name Baycliffe Limited holds 200,334,724 as nominee

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	George Sharpe
15. Contact telephone name:	01624 646 846

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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