31 Dec 2008 07:00
31 December 2008 Northern Petroleum Plc ("Northern" or "the Company") Total Voting Rights
In conformity with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Northern would like to notify the market of the following:
As of 31 December 2008 the Company's issued share capital consists of 71,142,059 ordinary shares of 5 pence each with voting rights. Northern does not currently hold shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Northern is 71,142,059.
The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the ordinary shares of Northern under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
---ENDS--- Northern Petroleum Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 2900Chris Foss, Finance Director
Bishopsgate Communications Limited (Press) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350 Nick Rome / Maxine Barnes
Further information on Northern is available at www.northpet.com.
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