TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 0203F

Alkane Energy PLC

17 April 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					x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Henderson Global Investors
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: v		15 April 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		16 April 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		15% (refer to section 13)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORD GBP0.005

19,199,903

19,199,903

18,199,903

14.64%

GB0003286613

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

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

Convertible Bond

27/04/2015

1,810,000

Nominal

Delta

1.46%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

20,009,903

16.10%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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:	Disclosure is due to decrease in ordinary shareholdings below the 15% threshold.
14. Contact name:	Balenkosi Dungeni
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7818 3747

 

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