Notification of Major Holdings

RNS Number : 9139B

Vaalco Energy Inc

16 February 2022

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

US91851C2017

Issuer Name

VAALCO ENERGY, INC.

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Renaissance Technologies LLC

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Rock Creek MB, LLC	Wilmington, DE	USA
RIEF Trading LLC	Wilmington, DE	USA
RIEF RMP LLC	Wilmington, DE	USA
RIDGE Master Trading L.P.	Dover, DE	USA
GF Trading LLC	Dover, DE	USA
Badger Holdings L.P.	Wilmington, DE	USA

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

10-Feb-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

16-Feb-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.435000	0.506000	4.941000	2933289
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.504000	0.506000	5.010000

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
US91851C2017		2633158		4.435000
Sub Total 8.A	2633158		4.435000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

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
Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Options on synthetic basket of shares	VARIOUS	N/A	Cash	300131	0.506000
Sub Total 8.B2				300131	0.506000%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Renaissance Technologies LLC	Badger Holdings L.P.
Renaissance Technologies LLC	GF Trading LLC
Renaissance Technologies LLC	RIDGE Master Trading L.P.
Renaissance Technologies LLC	RIEF RMP LLC
Renaissance Technologies LLC	RIEF Trading LLC
Renaissance Technologies LLC	Rock Creek MB, LLC
Renaissance Technologies LLC (see note in section 11 below)

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Renaissance Technologies LLC is the investment manager or managing member (as appropriate) of the entities listed in section 9 above. In each case the percentage of voting rights does not equal or exceed a notifiable threshold on an individual basis.

12. Date of Completion

16-Feb-2022

13. Place Of Completion

New York, USA

 

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