9 Feb 2010 09:43
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| Lloyds Banking Group plc |
4. Full name of shareholder(s):
| See Section 9 |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 05 February 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 08 February 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| Direct / Indirect holdings decreased to below 6% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation 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 | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
Ord 0.25p shares | 22,882,350 | 22,882,350 | 11,243,399 | 11,243,399 | 8,414,651 | 3.411% | 2.553% |
GB00B156TD53 |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.
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N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
19,658,050 | 5.963% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
17,894,186 shares (5.428%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct / Indirect Interests).
Within these holdings 8,210,824 shares (2.491%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, and a further 2,103,653 shares (0.638%) are managed on behalf 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 TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc. These holdings are therefore disclosed as an overall Direct Interest.
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Proxy Voting:
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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 329,639,480 |
14. Contact name:
| Matthew Wilson |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 0113 235 7729 |
Nighthawk Energy plc | 01271 882160 |
David Bramhill |
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Westhouse Securities Limited | 0113 246 2610 |
Tim Feather / Matthew Johnson |
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