Statement re Notification of major interest in ...
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|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | |
|issuer | Gulfsands Petroleum PLC |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are| |
|attached: ii | |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | XÂ |
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|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which | |
|may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which | Â |
|voting rights are attached | |
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|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic | Â |
|effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â |
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|Other (please specify): Â | Â |
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to | |
|the | BlackRock, Inc. |
|notification obligation: iii | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Â |
|(if different from 3.):iv | |
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|5. Date of the transaction and date on| |
|which the threshold is crossed or | 6th January 2011 |
|reached: v | |
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|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 7th January 2011 |
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or| Holding has gone below 5% |
|reached: vi, vii | |
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|8. Notified details: |
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------------------------------------+
|Class/type of|Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering |
|shares |to the triggering |transaction |
| |transaction | |
|if possible +---------+----------+-------+-------------------+---------------+
|using |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of  voting |
|the ISIN CODE|of |of |of |rights |rights x |
| |Shares |Voting |shares | | |
| | |R g ts +-------+--------+----------+------+--------+
| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct|Indirect|
| | | | |xi |xii | | |
+-------------+---------+----------+-------+--------+----------+------+--------+
|GB00B06VGC01 |4,937,449|4,937,449 |N/A |N/A |4,852,449 |N/A |3.99% |
+-------------+---------+----------+-------+--------+----------+------+--------+
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|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+---------------+-----------+----------------------+-------------+-------------+
|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of |% of voting |
|financial |date xiii |Conversion Period xiv |voting |rights |
|instrument | | |rights that | |
| | | |may be | |
| | | |acquired if | |
| | | |the | |
| | | |instrument is| |
| | | |exercised/ | |
| | | |converted. | |
+---------------+-----------+----------------------+-------------+-------------+
|Â |Â |Â |Â |Â |
+---------------+-----------+----------------------+-------------+-------------+
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|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial |
|Instruments xv, xvi |
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+--------------+----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+--------------+
|Type of |Exercise |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of |% of voting |
|financial |price |date xvii |Conversion |voting rights|rights xix, xx|
|instrument | | |period |instrument |Â |
| | | |xviii |refers to | |
| | | | |Â | |
+--------------+----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+-------+------+
| | | | | |Nominal|Delta |
|CFD |Â |Â |Â |1,163,684 +-------+------+
| | | | | |0.96% |0.96% |
+--------------+----------+-----------+-----------+-------------+-------+------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B+C) |
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|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|6,016,133 |4.95% |
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the|
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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|Â |
|BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 6,016,133 (4.95%) |
|Â |
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|Proxy Voting: |
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|10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | |
|cease | Â |
|to hold: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold| Â |
|voting rights: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| |BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team |
|13. Additional information: | |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|14. Contact name: |Stuart Watchorn |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone number:|020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|Â |Â |
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Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
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|A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification |
|obligation |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Full name | |
|(including legal form of legal |BlackRock, Inc. |
|entities) | |
|Â | |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Contact address | |
|(registered office for legal |33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS |
|entities) | |
|Â | |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Phone number & email |020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com|
|Â | |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Other useful information | |
|(at least legal representative |Stuart Watchorn |
|for legal persons) | |
|Â | |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
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|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Full name | Â |
|Â | |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Contact address | Â |
|Â | |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Phone number & email | Â |
|Â | |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|Other useful information | |
|(e.g. functional relationship | |
|with the person or legal entity | Â |
|subject to the notification | |
|obligation) | |
+---------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+
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|C: Additional information |
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|Â |
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.
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