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Roc Oil Company Limited ("The Company" or "ROC")
Notice of Ceasing to be a Substantial Shareholder Notice
On 26 June 2008, ROC received notice that National Australia Bank Limited ceased to be a substantial shareholder as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Australia). Pursuant to Section 671B of the Corporations Act a substantial shareholder is a shareholder holding more than 5% of the issued capital.
Further information contained in the notice from National Australia Bank Limited is shown at the end of this announcement.
For further information please contact:
Bruce Clement on
Tel: +61-2-8356-2000
Fax: +61-2-9380-2066
Email: bclement@rocoil.com.au
Or visit ROC's website: www.rocoil.com.au
Dr Kevin Hird
General Manager - Business Development
Tel: +44 20 7495 5707/+61 2 8356 2000
Mob: +44 775136 7149/+61 417 261 727
Email: khird@rocoil.com.au
Michael Shaw
Oriel Securities Limited (Nominated Adviser)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7710 7600
Bobby Morse Buchanan Communications Tel: + 44 (0)20 7466 5000 Fax: + 44 (0)20 7466 5001 E-Mail: bobbym@buchanan.uk.com Mob: +44 (0)7802 875 227
Notice of Ceasing to be a Substantial Shareholder Notice
Details of substantial holder
| Name | |
| ACN (if applicable) | National Australia Bank Limited (ACN 004 004 937) being comprised of a number of bodies corporate, including: MLC Investments Limited ACN 002 641 661 MLC Limited ACN 000 000 402 |
| The holder ceased to be a substantial holder on | 20/06/2008 |
| The previous notice was given to the company on | 02/05/2005 |
| The previous notice was dated (d/m/y) | 02/05/2005 |
2. Changes in relevant interests
Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate, in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:
| Date of change | Person whose relevant interest changed | Nature of change | Consideration given in relation to change | Class and number of shares affected | Persons votes affected |
| 02/05/2005 to 20/06/2008 02/05/2005 to 20/06/2008 | MLC Limited | Share purchase Share sale | $2.70 $3.27 | Ordinary 47,509 Ordinary 10,280 | 47,509 10,280 |
| 02/05/2005 to 20/06/2008 02/05/2005 to 20/06/2008 | MLC Investments Limited | Share purchase Share sale | $1.77 to $4.51 $2.15 to $3.78 | Ordinary 9,376,279 Ordinary 7,086,501 | 9,376,279 7,086,501 |
3. Changes in association
The following persons who have become associates of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:
| Name and ACN (if applicable) | Nature of association |
| No change |
4. Addresses
The addresses of persons names in this form are as follows:
| Address | |
| MLC Investments Limited | Ground Floor 105-153 Miller Street Sydney NSW 2000 |
| National Australia Bank Limited | Level 34 500 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000 |
| MLC Limited | Ground Floor 105-153 Miller Street Sydney NSW 2000 |