TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 8570H

Alkane Energy PLC

22 May 2014

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Alkane Energy PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					No
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):	Incorrect notification of disposal of voting rights on 14 May 2014. Restatement of previous notification.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		ALLIANCE TRUST PLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		ALLIANCE TRUST SUSTAINABLE FUTURE UK GROWTH FUND (A SUB-FUND OF THE ALLIANCE TRUST SUSTAINABLE FUTURE ICVC)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		23 May 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		22 May 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5% of voting rights.

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
GB0003286613	N/A	5,030,649	Nil	Nil	6,363,982	N/A	5.149%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.		% of voting rights
N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A		N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to		% of voting rights xix, xx
N/A	N/A		N/A		N/A	N/A		Nominal		Delta
								N/A		N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights						Percentage of voting rights
6,363,982						5.149%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Alliance Trust PLC is the parent of Alliance Trust Investments Limited which is the Authorised Corporate Director for the Alliance Trust Sustainable Future ICVC. These holdings are held within one of the constituent funds of this ICVC umbrella as listed in 4 above
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	This notification is a restatement of a previously disclosed acquisition and is issued followed an incorrect notification of a disposal of voting rights on 14 May 2014. The shareholding has been, and continues to be, above 5% since 23 May 2013.
14. Contact name:	Mr Ian Anderson, Alliance Trust PLC
15. Contact telephone number:	01382 321238

 

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