TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 9579G

Alkane Energy PLC

09 March 2015

 

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		6 March 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		9 March 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 24%

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

Ordinary

21,876,323

21,876,323

23,701,323

15.99%

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 Loan

17.5p

27/04/2015

12,478,741

Nominal

Delta

8.42%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

36,180,064

24.41%

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:	Section 8C refers to the share equivalent of the £1.81m 7.5% convertible loan holding currently held by Henderson Global Investors. The figure also includes accumulated interest and associated fees on the loan. This disclosure has been calculated based on issue share capital amount 148,200,236.
14. Contact name:	Scott Dickenson
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7818 4184

 

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