Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2430G
Soco International PLC
28 January 2010
 




For filings with the FSA include the annex


For filings with issuer exclude the annex



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached:
 ii

SOCO International PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

X

Other (please specify):


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


BlackRock, Inc.

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

N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or

reached:
 v

26th January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27th January 2010

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

Holding has gone below 12%

  

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0000394469

9,087,836

9,087,836

N/A

N/A

9,051,852

N/A

10.96%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date 
xiii

Exercise/ 
Conversion Period 
xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

Convertible Note

16/05/2013

To: 06/05/2013

249,525

0.30%


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period 
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to


% of voting rights xix, xx


CFD

    



231,256

Nominal

Delta

0.28%

0.28%


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

9,532,633

11.54%

  

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


BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 9,532,633 (11.54%)



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:


BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team

14. Contact name:

Stuart Watchorn

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com

  

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)


BlackRock, Inc.

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)


33 King William StreetLondon EC4R 9AS

Phone number & email


020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)


Stuart Watchorn



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name



Contact address



Phone number & email



Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)



C: Additional information


For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 



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