Faroe Petroleum Plc Regulatory News (FPM)

12 Feb 2007 18:33

Faroe Petroleum PLC12 February 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Faroe Petroleum plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( x ) Initial holding following implementation of Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): 3i Group plc (direct) 3i Investments plc (indirect) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): N/A 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedif different) (v): N/A 6. Date on which issuer notified: N/A 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: N/A 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to if possible using the the Triggering ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) GB0033092904 N/A N/A Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights if possible using (ix) the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 4,347,483 4,347,483 SEE SECTION 5.889 SEE SECTION 9 BELOW 9 BELOW B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting financial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 4,347,483 5.889 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 3i Group plc has a direct beneficial interest in the total number of votingrights disclosed in section 8 above. 3i Investments plc (a wholly owned subsidiary of 3i Group plc) has an indirectinterest in the total number of voting rights disclosed in section 8 above inits capacity as the discretionary Investment Manager of 3i Group plc. 3i Holdings plc and 3i plc are both wholly owned subsidiary undertakings of 3iGroup plc and parent undertakings of 3i Investments plc. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using total voting rights of 73,817,916 14. Contact name: Sofia Bernsand 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7975 3228 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange