Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0283W

Alkane Energy PLC

11 November 2010

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Alkane Energy plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		No
Other (please specify):		No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Gartmore Investment Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	9th November 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:	10th November 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	26%

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		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB003286613	26,074,997	26,074,997	24,209,997		24,209,997		25.757%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights

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	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
24,209,997	25.757%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Funding Managing Company Shares Held % of Issued Share Capital UK Registered Owner UK Registered Owner Gartmore Investment Limited 24,209,997 25.757% Tartan Investment Partners Tartan Investment Partners 24,209,997 25.757%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	All figures are based on the company's issued share capital of 93,995,478 as provided by Exshare Email contact [e-mail]
14. Contact name:	RDU
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 782 2224

 

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