Borders & Sth. Regulatory News (BOR)

24 May 2005 14:54

Borders & Southern Petroleum plc24 May 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Borders & Southern Petroleum Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 On behalf of client funds 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 6,250,000 ordinary shares 6. Percentage of issued class 4.89% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 8. Percentage of issued class 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares 10. Date of transaction 18 May 2005 11. Date company informed 19 May 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 6,250,000 ordinary shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.89% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Stephen Goschalk, Insinger de Beaufort 020 7190 7000 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Will Slack, tel: 7786 4375 Date of notification 24 May 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange