Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0731X

Empyrean Energy PLC

19 June 2008

 



Empyrean Energy PLC 

('Empyrean' or the 'Company'; Ticker: (EME))

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

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

Empyrean Energy Plc

2.    Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Barclays PLC

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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

12 June 2008

6.    Date on which issued notified:

13 June 2008

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

10% to 9%

8.    Notified details 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

    Class/type of share if possible using the ISIN Code        GB00B09G2351

    Situation Previous to the triggering transaction (vi) -

        Number of Shares                                                             5,125,689

        Number of Voting Rights (viii)                                           5,125,689

    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -

        Number of Shares                                                             5,046,042        

        Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x)                                 0

        Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi)                              5,046,042    

        % of voting rights - Direct                                                  0

        % of voting rights - Indirect                                               9.98            

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument                                                         N/A

Expiration date (xiii)                                                                   N/A

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv)                                        N/A

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the 

instrument is exercised/converted                                                N/A

% of voting rights                                                                       N/A

    Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                                                              5,046,042    

% of voting rights                                                                       9.98

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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:                                                                       N/A

14.    Contact name:                                                                                   Geoff Smith

15.    Contact telephone number:                                                                020 7116 2913

For further information: 

Empyrean Energy plc 

Tel: [phone]  

Rod Venables / Cecil Jordaan 

HB Corporate 

Tel: [phone] 

Jonathan Charles 

Conduit PR 

Tel: [phone]

 

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