Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6252S

Empyrean Energy PLC

21 May 2009

 



21 May 2009

Empyrean Energy PLC

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

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

Empyrean Energy Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Barclays Plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s)     (if different from 3):	Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	18 May 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	19 May 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	11% to 10%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B09G2351	10,415,617	10,415,617	10,002,615	0	10,002,615	0	10.72

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
10,002,615	10.72

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

Barclays Stockbroker Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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]

 

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