Holding In Company

RNS Number : 3742G

Serica Energy plc

29 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				Serica Energy plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					X
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
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		FIL Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):iv		See 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		27 January 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:		29 January 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		13%

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 Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0CY5V57

23,021,998

23,021,998

22,815,689

22,815,689

12.92

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

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

22,815,689

12.92

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Ltd, FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion, FIL Asset Management (Korea) Ltd, FIL  Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited, FIL Pension Management, Fidelity Investments Japan and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients Shares held                 Nominee                                        Management company   2,440,700                   JP Morgan, Bournemouth                FII 20,374,989                  JP Morgan, Bournemouth                FISL
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		206,309
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		27 January 2010
13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Evangelos Karatzas
15. Contact telephone number:	[e-mail]

 

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