TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 4911F
Gulfsands Petroleum PLC
25 April 2014
 

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex


For filings with issuer exclude the annex



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



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

Gulfsands Petroleum plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

Richard Griffiths and controlled undertakings

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

Richard Griffiths

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

23 April 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 April 2014

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

9%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the 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

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

 

Ordinary
GB00B06VGC01

9,450,000

9,450,000

10,690,512

10,690,512


9.07%




B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,690,512

9.07%



 

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

Seren Capital Management Limited

 8,690,512

Cream Capital Limited

 2,000,000

Total

 10,690,512

 

 

The above undertakings are all controlled by Richard Griffiths

 


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:

Mike Bretherton

15. Contact telephone number:

01481 738724



 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

 


Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 


Phone number & email

 


Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 




B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 


Contact address

 


Phone number & email

 


Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 


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