Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5346V

Ascent Resources PLC

29 May 2008

 



NOTIFICATION OF A MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the Company.

TR-1 notification of major interests in shares

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

ASCENT RESOURCES PLC

2. Reason for the notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights.

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of Companies

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

n/a

5.Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold

is crossed or reached if different):

27/05/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28/05/2008

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

5%

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
B03W6Y8	15,248,351	15,248,351	0	0	13,248,351	0.00	4.35

B: Financial Instruments

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
13,248,351	4.35%

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

Name of Company/Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
AXA Framlington SEI UK Equity Indirect	1,202,934	0.39469
AXA Framlington Throgmorton Trust Indirect	8,390,422	2.75293
AXA Framlington UK Smaller Companies Indirect	3,654,995	1.19922
Total Direct Total Indirect	0 13,248,351	0.00 4.34683
TOTAL	13,248,351	4.34683

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 cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

n/a

14. Contact Name 

Terry Marsh

15. Contact Telephone Number

020 7003 2637

 

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