Petrel Resources Regulatory News (PET)

22 Jun 2007 15:50

Petrel Resources PLC22 June 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: Petrel Resources 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: Gartmore Investment Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : Please see attached schedule 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 18 June 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 June 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights IE0001340177 4,641,760 4,641,760 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 3,443,173 3,443,173 4.983% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial Period/ Date that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,443,173 4.983% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the 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: All shares are held indirectly All figures are based on the Companies issued share capital of 69,101,752 asprovided by Exshare E-mail contact RDU@Gartmore.com 14. Contact name: Alison Averono 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 782 2324 Schedule: Number of Percentage of UK Registered Beneficial OwnerShares Held Issued Capital Owner 1,780,000 2.576% HSBC Global Custody Nominee Cartmore Fund Managers Ltd A/C UK Ltd Gartmore UK & Irish smaller companies1,780,000 2.576% 77,354 0.112% Goldman Sachs Prime The Gartmore Limited Brokerage Issue Irish Growth Fund Ltd (Prime Brokerage) 1,585,819 2.295% Nortrust Nominees Ltd Gartmore Irish Growth Fund Plc 1,663,173 2.407% 3,443,173 4.983% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange