Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2935Y

Roc Oil Company Limited

03 July 2008

 



Roc Oil Company Limited ('The Company' or 'ROC')

Notice of change of interests of Substantial Shareholder 

On 3 July 2008, ROC received notice that JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates had reduced its holding in ROC to 8.32%.  

Further information contained in the notice from JPMorgan Chase & Co. is shown at the end of this announcement.

For further information please contact:

Bruce Clement on

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Or visit ROC's website: www.rocoil.com.au

Dr Kevin Hird

General Manager - Business Development

Tel: [phone]

Mob: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Michael Shaw

Oriel Securities Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Tel: [phone]

Bobby Morse
Buchanan Communications
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7466 5000
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7466 5001
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Mob: [phone]

Notice of change of interest of substantial holder

• Details of substantial holder

Name
ACN (if applicable)	JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates
Change in interest on:	30 June 2008
The previous notice was given to the company on	06 June 2008
The previous notice was dated (d/m/y)	06 June 2008

• Previous and present voting power

The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:

Class of securities	Previous notice		Present notice
	Person's votes	Voting power	Person's votes	Voting power
Ordinary shares	28,310,900	9.47%	24,868,126	8.32%

3.    Changes in relevant interests

Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:

Trade date	Person whose relevant interest changed	Nature of change	Class and number of securities affected	Person's votes affected
6 June 08 to 30 June 08	JF Capital Partners Ltd	Net share sale	1,964,919	1,964,919
6 June 08 to 30 June 08	JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited	Net share sale	1,690,000	1,690,000
6 June 08 to 30 June 08	Highbridge Capital Management	Net share buy	184,286	184,286
6 June 08 to 30 June 08	J.P.Morgan Whitefriars Inc.	Net share buy	27,859	27,859
6 June 08 to 30 June 08	J.P. Morgan Securities Limited	Unchanged
Total			3,442,774	3,442,774

4.    Present relevant interests

Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:

Holder of relevant interest	Class and number of securities
JF Capital Partners Ltd	16,393,902
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited	7,775,000
Highbridge Capital Management	531,365
J.P.Morgan Whitefriars Inc.	27,859
J.P. Morgan Securities Limited	140,000
Total	24,868,126

5.    Changes in association

The persons who have become associated of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:

Name and CAN/ARSN (if applicable)	Nature of association
N/A

6.    Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name	Address
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio 43240

 

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