Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0384P

Empyrean Energy PLC

18 March 2009

 



18 March 2009

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):

12 March 2009

        6.  Date on which issued notified:

13 March 2009

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

10% to 11%

        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                          6,868,980    

        Number of Voting Rights (viii)        6,868,980    

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -

        Number of Shares                                       6,974,481    

        Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x)           0

        Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi)        6,974,481

        % of voting rights - Direct                           0

        % of voting rights - Indirect                        11.01            

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           6,974,481

% of voting rights                    11.01

        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 

Tom Kelly

Tel: [phone]  

Blue Oar Securities Plc

Olly Cairns / Jerry Keen

Tel: [phone] 

Conduit PR 

Jonathan Charles / Fiona Hyland

Tel: [phone]

 

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