Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4327P

Empyrean Energy PLC

25 March 2009

 



25 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):

20 March 2009

6.     Date on which issued notified:

23 March 2009

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

12% to 13%

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                                                              8,227,290

        Number of Voting Rights (viii)                                            8,227,290    

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -

        Number of Shares                                                             8,515,067

        Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x)                                                0

        Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi)                               8,515,067    

        % of voting rights - Direct                                                                0

        % of voting rights - Indirect                                                        13.45            

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                                8,515,067

% of voting rights                                                13.45

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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