Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7568M

Empyrean Energy PLC

04 February 2009

 



4 February 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):

30 January 2009

       6.   Date on which issued notified:

2 February 2009

       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                                                    6,268,539    

        Number of Voting Rights (viii)                                   6,268,539    

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -

        Number of Shares                                                    6,430,771    

        Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x)                        0

        Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi)                     6,430,771

        % of voting rights - Direct                                        0

        % of voting rights - Indirect                                     10.16            

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                                6,430,771

% of voting rights                                        10.16

       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: + 61 8 9321 6988

Blue Oar Securities Plc

Olly Cairns / Jerry Keen

Tel: [phone] 

Conduit PR 

Jonathan Charles / Fiona Hyland

Tel: [phone]

 

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