Faroe Petroleum Plc Regulatory News (FPM)

9 May 2007 09:58

Faroe Petroleum PLC09 May 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Faroe Petroleum plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AXA S.A. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Name of Company/Fund Number of shares % of issued share capital AXA Framlington 175,700 0.24Trustees for Roman Catholics(Indirect) AXA Framlington 360,000 0.49Xerox Final SalaryPension Scheme(Indirect) AXA Framlington 195,000 0.26Islington GroupPension Scheme(Indirect) AXA Framlington 100,000 0.14London Scottish Pension Fund(Indirect) AXA Framlington 500,000 0.68SEI UK Equity(Indirect) AXA Framlington 600,000 0.81St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund(Indirect) AXA Framlington 600,000 0.81St James Place Net (Life) Fund(Indirect) AXA Framlington 166,000 0.22St James Place Offshore Fund(Indirect) AXA Framlington 200,000 0.27Daimler Chrysler(Indirect) AXA Framlington 2,000,000 2.70Throgmorton Trust(Indirect) AXA Framlington 700,000 0.95Managed Balanced(Indirect) AXA Framlington 1,400,000 1.89UK Smaller Companies(Indirect) AXA Framlington 140,000 0.19BAE Systems PensionsFund CIF Trustees(Indirect) AXA Framlington 61,350 0.08BAE Systems 2000Pensions Fund(Indirect) AXA Framlington 3,225,000 4.36RW Portfolio(Indirect) EDF Energy Group 11,304 0.02(Indirect) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 07 May 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 08 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14% 8. Notified details: N/A A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction Number of Number of voting shares Rights Ordinary Shares 10,334,354 10,334,354 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN CODE shares rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 10,434,354 0 10,434,354 0.00 14.10 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 10,434,354 14.10 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : N/A 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: N/A 14. Contact name: J.Riddick 15. Contact telephone number: 01224 652810 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange