21 Jan 2009 07:00
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Nighthawk Energy plc
2. Reason for the notification
Disclosure of holdings following the acquisition, by Lloyds Banking Group plc, of HBOS plc. This notification supercedes any notifications previously issued by Lloyds TSB Group plc and/or HBOS plc.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
See section 9
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
16 January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 January 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Direct/Indirect 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares if possible using ISIN code | Situation of previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB00B156TD53 | N/A | N/A | 6,474,882 | 6,474,882 | 6,668,957 | 2.809% | 2.893% |
B: Financial Instruments
| Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of Financial Instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise / Conversion Period /Date | Number of Voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted | % of voting rights |
Total (A + B)
| Number of Voting Rights | % of voting rights |
| 13,143,839 | 5.701% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
11,422,783 shares (4.955%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests). Within these holdings, 5,316,940 shares (2.306%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited, a wholly owned subsidary of Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Financial Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, and are therefore disclosed as an overall Direct Interest.
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 the total voting rights figure of 230,543,623
14. Contact name:
Kenny Melville
15. Contact telephone number:
0131 243 8671
| Nighthawk Energy plc | 01271 882160 |
| David Bramhill |
| Hanson Westhouse Limited | 0113 246 2610 |
| Tim Feather / Matthew Johnson |