24 Oct 2008 16:12
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: | Sterling Energy plc | ||
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||
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): Increase in share capital | Yes | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | INVESCO Limited | ||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | |||
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 20 October 2008 | ||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 21 October 2008 | ||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 29% |
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 | |||||||||||
Ordinary shares of 1p each (GB0005299929) | 687,007,266 | 687,077,266 | 686,553,537 | 686,553,537 | 29.52% |
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 |
686,553,537 | 29.52% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Bank of Ireland - 19,220,590 Bank of New York - 3,851,350 Bank of New York (Brussels) - 1,370,408 Chase Bank Hong Kong - 6,374,616 Chase Bank - 41,868,613 Citibank - 601,262,603 HSBC - 9,175,062 State Street Trust & Banking (London) - 3,178,663 Trust & Custody Servs JP - 251,632 |
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: | |
14 Contact name: | Sam Edwards |
15. Contact telephone name: | 01491 416 381 |
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.