Notification of Interest

RNS Number : 4660Y

Serica Energy plc

07 July 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		Yes
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Artemis Investment Management Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Artemis UK Smaller Companies
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	3rd July 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	4th July 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached	3%
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 Ordinary US$ 0.10	5,307,196	5,307,196	4,307,196	4,307,196	N/A	2.44%	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
4,307,196	2.44%

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

Proxy Voting
10. Name of the proxy holder:	N/A
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:	N/A

13. Additional information:

Enquiries:		7th July 2008
Company Secretary
Jan Steer	[phone]
Pelham PR
Alisdair Haythornthwaite	[phone]	[phone]
Lucy Frankland	[phone]	[phone]

 

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