Notification of Interest

RNS Number : 7636B

Serica Energy plc

20 August 2008

 



SERICA ENERGY PLC

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:		Serica Energy Plc Ord Usd0.10
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			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify):______________			N/A
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Mr Martin Christopher Macleish
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Cenkos Channel Islands Nominee Company Limited A/C KG CLT
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	Trade date 19/08/2008  Settlement date 22/08/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20/08/08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Over the 3% threshold

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
Ordinary Shares USD0.10  GB00B0CY5V57	6,107,544	6,107,544	7,072,544		7,072,544		4.00%

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

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
7,072,544	4.00%

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

See Section 4

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	See Section 4
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:	Jan Davies
15. Contact telephone name:	020 7487 7300

 

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