19 Dec 2005 11:41
Island Oil and Gas PLC19 December 2005 Island Oil and Gas plc Holding in Company Island Oil and Gas plc ("Island" or the "Company") has today receivednotification dated 9 December 2005 from Gartmore Investment Management plc of a further increase in its holding in the Company. The notification states thatfollowing a purchase of 1,650,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of£0.70 on 8 December 2005, Gartmore Investment Management plc now holds, inaggregate, 5,822,567 ordinary shares of €0.01 each in the Company, representingapproximately 9.497 per cent of the 59,204,000 shares in issue. 19 December 2005 Enquiries: Lisa J NewmanNewman ConsultingTel: +44 (0)1252 878682 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange