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Roc Oil Company Limited ("The Company" or "ROC")
Notice of change of interests of Substantial Shareholder
On 24 July 2008, ROC received notice that Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Ltd had increased its holding in ROC to 8.11%.
Further information contained in the notice from Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Ltd 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 change of interest of substantial holder
Details of substantial holder
| Name | |
| ACN (if applicable) | Orbis Investment Management (Australia) Pty Ltd (Orbis Australia) and its related bodies corporate (ACN 112 316 168) |
| Change in interest on: | 23 July 2008 |
| The previous notice was given to the company on | 8 July 2008 |
| The previous notice was dated (d/m/y) | 8 July 2008 |
2. Previous and present voting power
The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:
| Class of securities | Previous notice | Present notice | ||
| Person's votes | Voting power | Person's votes | Voting power | |
| Ordinary shares | 21,174,066 | 7.08% | 24,248,786 | 8.11% |
3. 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:
| Trade date | Fund name | Action | Number of security | Consideration |
| 9 July to 23 July 08 | Construction and Building Unit Superannuation Fund | Buy | 4,332,555 | $5,578,656 |
| 8 July 08 | Orbis MIS - Orbis/SM Australia Equity Fund | Sell | -1,434,267 | ($2,366,541) |
| 23 July 08 | Intech Australian Shares High Alpha Trust | Buy | 72,987 | $117,900 |
| 23 July 08 | Warakirri Endeavour Fund | Buy | 103,447 | $167,108 |
| 3,074,720 | $3,497,124 | |||
4. Present relevant interests
Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:
| Fund name | Number of security | Class |
| Construction and Building Unit Superannuation Fund | 6,435,007 | Ordinary |
| Orbis MIS - Orbis/SM Australia Equity Fund | 13,335,316 | Ordinary |
| Intech Australian Shares High Alpha Trust | 1,878,159 | Ordinary |
| Warakirri Endeavour Fund | 2,600,304 | Ordinary |
| Total | 24,248,768 |