Notification of Interest

RNS Number : 2296Y

Serica Energy plc

28 August 2009

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Serica Energy plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		No
Other (please specify):		No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Sprott Asset Management LP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	Refer to section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	August 24, 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	August 27, 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	from 3.3% to 4.6%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	5,778,200	5,778,200	8,143,850		8,143,850		4.6%
Ordinary Shares

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/  Conversion  Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise  price	Expiration  date	Exercise/ Conversion  period	Number of voting  rights instrument  refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
8,143,850	4.6%

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

Sprott Asset Management LP is the portfolio manager acting on behalf of the Sprott Canadian Equity Fund, Sprott Energy Fund, Sprott Bull/Bear RSP Fund, Sprott Hedge Fund L.P., Sprott Hedge Fund L.P. II, Sprott Master Fund, Ltd., Sprott Master Fund II, Ltd., and various Sprott Managed Accounts.

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:
14. Contact name:	Maggie Tang
15. Contact telephone number:	1-416-943-4072 [e-mail]

 

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