Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8680R

Sterling Energy PLC

07 May 2009

 



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.     Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

        Sterling Energy plc

2.     Reason for the notification (please state 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: ( )

        An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

        Other (please specify): (    )

3.     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

       Gartmore Investment Limited

4.     Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

       Gartmore Fund Managers 23,953,581

       Gartmore Investment Limited 6,763,192

       Gartmore Investment Limited 92,158,081

       Gartmore Investment Limited 18,330,905

5.     Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

        5 May 2009

6.     Date on which issuer notified:

        6 May 2009

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

        5%

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 (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary GB0005299929	112,867,681	112,867,681

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
	Direct  Indirect	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary      GB0005299929	141,205,759		141,205,759		6.072%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted	% of voting rights
n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
141,205,759	6.072%

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

Proxy Voting:

10.     Name of the proxy holder:

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:

         All shares are held indirectly.

         All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 2,325,510,585 as provided by Exshare.

         Email contact [e-mail]

14.     Contact name:

         RDU

15.     Contact number:

         0207 782 2000

 

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