Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1911Y

Roc Oil Company Limited

02 July 2008

 



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

Notice of change of interests of Substantial Shareholder 

On 2 July 2008, ROC received notice that Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Ltd had increased its holding in Roc to 6.08%.  

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:	30 June 2008
The previous notice was given to the company on	18 February 2008
The previous notice was dated (d/m/y)	18 February 2008

• 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	14,966,950	5.01%	18,161,523	6.08%

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
12 March 08 to  30 June 08	Orbis MIS - Orbis/SM Australia Equity Fund	Buy and sell	908,311 (net)	$1,330,408
6 June 08 to  30 June 08	Intech Australian Shares High Alpha Trust	Buy	1,713,258	$3,573,018
12 March 08 to  2 May 08	Warakirri Endeavour Fund	Buy	573,004	$1,128,972
			3,194,573	$6,032,399

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
Orbis MIS - Orbis/SM Australia Equity Fund	15,875,261	Ordinary
Intech Australian Shares High Alpha Trust	1,713,258	Ordinary
Warakirri Endeavour Fund	573,004	Ordinary
Total	18,161,523

 

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