SEY.L Regulatory News (SEY)

9 May 2008 09:12

Sterling Energy PLC09 May 2008 Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 +----------------------------------------+|For filings with the FSA include the ||annex || ||For filings with issuer exclude the ||annex |+----------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying |Sterling Energy plc ||issuer of existing shares to which voting | ||rights are attached: | |+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+|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 |Mr Denis O'Brien ||notification obligation: | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if |Baycliffe Limited (as nominee) ||different from 3): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ |5. Date of transaction (and date on |01 May 2008 ||which the threshold is crossed or | ||reached if different): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: |08 May 2008 |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |12% ||reached: | |+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------++--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|8: Notified Details |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------+|Class/type |Situation previous to |Resulting situation after the triggering ||of shares |the triggering |transaction || |transaction | ||If possible +-----------+-----------+-----------+--------------------+----------------+|use ISIN |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting |Percentage of ||code |shares |voting |shares |rights |voting rights || | |rights | +-----------+--------+-------+--------+| | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | |Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect|+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+|GB0005299929|167,186,005|167,186,005|202,186,005|202,186,005|N/A |12.26% |N/A |+------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------+-------+--------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments || || |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction || || |+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+|Type of |Expiration date|Exercise/ |No. of voting |Percentage of ||financial | |conversion |rights that may |voting rights ||instrument | |period/date |be acquired (if | || | | |the instrument | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted) | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+| | | | | || | | | | || | | | | |+---------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) || || |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|202,186,005 |12.26% |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Denis O'Brien holds 32,241,134 shares in his name || ||Baycliffe Limited holds 169,944,871 as nominee |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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: |Christopher Tushingham | |15. Contact telephone name: |01624 646 846 || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange