Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3494P

Empyrean Energy PLC

24 March 2009

 



24 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):

      19 March 2009

6.    Date on which issued notified:

       20 March 2009

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

       11% to 12%

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	7,556,524
		Number of Voting Rights (viii)	7,556,524
	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -
		Number of Shares	8,227,290
		Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x)	0
		Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi)	8,227,290
		% of voting rights - Direct	0
		% of voting rights - Indirect	12.99
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		8,227,290
	% of voting rights		12.99

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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