Leed Resources Regulatory News (LDP)

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Leed Petroleum Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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): 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Lloyds TSB Group Plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

State Street Nominees Ltd

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

6 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7 August 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Reached 4%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

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10,200,298

10,200,298

12,450,298

12,450,298

4.511

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,450,298

4.511

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

12,450,298 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group 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 TSB Group Plc.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Leed Petroleum PLC

Howard Wilson, President and Chief Executive

+1 337 314 0700

James Slatten, Chief Operating Officer

+1 337 314 0700

Matrix Corporate Capital LLP

Alastair Stratton

+44 20 3206 7204 

Tim Graham

+44 20 3206 7206 

Pelham Public Relations

Alisdair Haythornthwaite

+44 20 7743 6676

Evgeniy Chuikov

+44 20 3008 5506