Notification of Interest

RNS Number : 4097E

Serica Energy plc

26 September 2008

 



SERICA ENERGY PLC

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:	SERICA ENERGY PLC
2. Reason for the Notification -(please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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):		Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	FIL Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	22nd September 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	24th September 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached	14%
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
GB00BOCY5V57	23,021,998	23,021,998	23,021,998	23,021,998	N/A	13.04	N/A

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise / Conversion Period / Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
23,021,998	13.04

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

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting
10. Name of the proxy holder:	FIL Limited (FIL)
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:	22nd September 2008

13. Additional information:	Filing is due to an increase in Total Voting Rights shares
14. Contact Name	Jan Davies
15. Contact:	020 7487 7300

FIL

Issuer name:	SERICA ENERGY PLC
Current ownership percentage:	13.04%
Total shares held:	23,021,998
Issued share capital:	176,518,311

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.	SHARES HELD	NOMINEE	MANAGEMENT COMPANY
	2,463,000	JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FII
		JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH	FISL

 

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