Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9078V

Empyrean Energy PLC

03 June 2008

 



Empyrean Energy PLC 

('Empyrean' or the 'Company'; Ticker: (EME))

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Empyrean Energy Plc

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Barclays PLC

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

28 May 2008

6. Date on which issued notified:

29 May 2008

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

9% to 10%

8. Notified details 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

    Class/type of share if possible using the ISIN Code            GB00B09G2351

    Situation Previous to the triggering transaction (vi) -

        Number of Shares                                                       4,999,468

        Number of Voting Rights (viii)                                     4,999,468    

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -

        Number of Shares                                                       5,083,382        

        Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x)                           0

        Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi)                        5,083,382    

        % of voting rights - Direct                                           0

        % of voting rights - Indirect                                         10.06            

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument                                      N/A

Expiration date (xiii)                                                 N/A

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv)                      N/A

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the 

instrument is exercised/converted                              N/A

% of voting rights                                                     N/A

    Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                                                   5,083,382    

% of voting rights                                                           10.06

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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 will cease to hold voting rights:          N/A

13. Additional information:                                                               N/A

14. Contact name:                                                                          Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number:                                                        020 7116 2913

For further information: 

Empyrean Energy plc 

Tel: [phone]

Rod Venables / Cecil Jordaan 

HB Corporate 

Tel: [phone] 

Jonathan Charles / Ed Portman 

Conduit PR 

Tel: [phone] 

 

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