Notification of Major Holdings

RNS Number : 4718U

Diversified Gas & Oil PLC

24 October 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			DIVERSIFIED GAS & OIL PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			Bank of America Corporation
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, DE, United States
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name			Merrill Lynch International
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:			13^th Oct 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			17^th Oct 2017
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	7.086%	0.000%		7.086%	145,076,087
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	6.129%	0.00%		6.129%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BYX7JT74				10,280,010					7.086%


SUBTOTAL 8. A		10,280,010					7.086%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period			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


			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1			N/A			N/A

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period		Physical or cash settlement			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A	N/A


					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			N/A	N/A

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
NB Holdings Corporation	N/A	N/A	N/A
Merrill Lynch International Incorporated	N/A	N/A	N/A
BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited	N/A	N/A	N/A
BofAML EMEA Holdings 1 Limited	N/A	N/A	N/A
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited	N/A	N/A	N/A
ML UK Capital Holdings Limited	N/A	N/A	N/A
Merrill Lynch International	7.086%	N/A	7.086%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information