Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2417Y

Sterling Energy PLC

28 August 2009

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

     1.     Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

       Sterling Energy plc

     2.     Reason for the notification (please state 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 the notification obligation (iii):

       Ruffer LLP

4.     Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

      5.     Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

        26 August 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        27 August 2009

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

        2%

8.     Notified details:

A:     Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary GB0005299929	103,901,746	103,901,746

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct  Indirect	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GB0005299929	103,901,746            -	36,813,843	-	1.58	-

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted	% of voting rights
n/a

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date xvii	Exercise/ Conversion period xvii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights xix
				Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
36,813,843	1%

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

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of the proxy holder:

          N/A

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:

          None

14.     Contact name:

           Louise Ellis

15.     Contact number:

           0207 963 8146

 

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