Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2899M

Empyrean Energy PLC

27 January 2009

 

27 January 2009

 

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):

20 January 2009

6.       Date on which issued notified:

21 January 2009

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                                                  6,385,808               

                                  Number of Voting Rights (viii)                                6,385,808                              

                   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) –

                                  Number of Shares                                                  6,311,826               

                                  Number of Voting Rights – Direct (x)                     0

                                  Number of Voting Rights – Indirect (xi)                  6,311,826

                                  % of voting rights – Direct                                     0

                                  % of voting rights – Indirect                                   9.97                                       

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                                                                6,311,826

% of voting rights                                                                        9.97

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 

Tom Kelly

Tel: + 61 8 9321 6988

 

Blue Oar Securities Plc

Olly Cairns / Jerry Keen

Tel: [phone]

 

Conduit PR 

Jonathan Charles / Fiona Hyland

Tel: [phone]

 



 

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