Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4369F

Alkane Energy PLC

23 May 2013

Alkane Energy plc

("Alkane" or "the Company")

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

The Company has received notification from Henderson Global Investors ("Henderson") informing it that they currently hold 20,905,561 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), representing 20.64% of the voting rights of the Company that currently stands at 101,363,024 Ordinary Shares. No treasury shares are held by the Company.