NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 7629W

EnQuest PLC

03 February 2012

 



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:

EnQuest PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Legis Trust Limited as Trustee of the Lamia Trust of which Mr Ayman Asfari is a potential beneficiary.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	2 February 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	3 February 2012
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
Ordinary	28,931,225	28,931,225	20,083,982	20,083,982	Nil	2.502	Nil
GB00B635TG28

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
20,083,982	2.502

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:	Notification is based on a total voting rights figure of 802,660,757. Ayman Asfari is a beneficiary of the Lamia Trust. Mr Asfari also holds 12,500,000 EnQuest PLC shares in his own name. Following the sale Ayman Asfari personally and through trust structures holds 32,583,982 shares equating to 4.059% of the Company.
14. Contact name:	Paul Waters Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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