Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 4786G

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd

07 May 2014

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Total Voting Rights

London, United Kingdom, 7 May, 2014 - Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited ("COPL" or "the Company") (LSE: COPL & TSX-V: XOP), the offshore West Africa focussed oil and gas exploration and development company, announces the following voting rights in COPL in respect of issued shares in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules as at close of business 30 April 2014:

            --351,495,497 Ordinary Shares of no par value.  Each Ordinary Share carries one voting right.

The above figure of 351,495,497 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in COPL as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, COPL under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

About the Company

COPL is an international oil and gas exploration and development company focused in the offshore West Africa. The Company holds a 17% working interest in Block LB-13, offshore Liberia, with ExxonMobil the operator holding an 83% working interest. COPL is actively evaluating opportunities in Nigeria as part of its strategy to generate stable cash flow from secure offshore assets. COPL also holds exploration acreage with shale oil potential on the north island of New Zealand.  

For Further Information Please Contact:

COPL

Arthur Millholland, President and CEO

or

Rob Elgie, Investor Relations

Phone: [phone]

Public Relations

Bell Pottinger

Mark Antelme or Henry Lerwill

Phone: [phone]

Financial Advisor and Joint Broker

GMP Securities Europe

Phone: [phone]

Joint Broker

finnCap

Phone: [phone]

 

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