Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7781Z

Roc Oil Company Limited

24 July 2008

 



Roc Oil Company Limited ('The Company' or 'ROC')

Notice of change of interests of Substantial Shareholder 

On 24 July 2008, ROC received notice that Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Ltd had increased its holding in ROC to 8.11%.  

Further information contained in the notice from Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Ltd is shown at the end of this announcement.

For further information please contact:

Bruce Clement on

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Or visit ROC's website: www.rocoil.com.au

Dr Kevin Hird

General Manager - Business Development

Tel: [phone]

Mob: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Michael Shaw

Oriel Securities Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Tel: [phone]

Bobby Morse
Buchanan Communications
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7466 5000
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7466 5001
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Mob: [phone]

Notice of change of interest of substantial holder

• Details of substantial holder

Name
ACN (if applicable)	Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Ltd (Orbis Australia) and its related bodies corporate (ACN 112 316 168)
Change in interest on:	23 July 2008
The previous notice was given to the company on	8 July 2008
The previous notice was dated (d/m/y)	8 July 2008

2.    Previous and present voting power

The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:

Class of securities	Previous notice		Present notice
	Person's votes	Voting power	Person's votes	Voting power
Ordinary shares	21,174,066	7.08%	24,248,786	8.11%

3.    Changes in relevant interests

Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:

Trade date	Fund name	Action	Number of security	Consideration
9 July to 23 July 08	Construction and Building Unit Superannuation Fund	Buy	4,332,555	$5,578,656
8 July 08	Orbis MIS - Orbis/SM Australia Equity Fund	Sell	-1,434,267	($2,366,541)
23 July 08	Intech Australian Shares High Alpha Trust	Buy	72,987	$117,900
23 July 08	Warakirri Endeavour Fund	Buy	103,447	$167,108
			3,074,720	$3,497,124

4.    Present relevant interests

Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:

Fund name	Number of security	Class
Construction and Building Unit Superannuation Fund	6,435,007	Ordinary
Orbis MIS - Orbis/SM Australia Equity Fund	13,335,316	Ordinary
Intech Australian Shares High Alpha Trust	1,878,159	Ordinary
Warakirri Endeavour Fund	2,600,304	Ordinary
Total	24,248,768

 

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