Sound Energy Regulatory News (SOU)

9 Nov 2007 13:29

Sound Oil PLC09 November 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: Sound Oil plc (2) Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (YES) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (NO) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO) Other (please specify): (NO) (3) Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (4) Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from (3)): (5) Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached (if different): 6 November 2007 (6) Date on which issuer notified: 8 November 2007 (7) Threshold that is crossed or reached: 10%, 9% (8) Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares+-------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|Class/type of|Situation previous to| || |the | |+-------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|Shares |Triggering | Resulting situation after the triggering || |transaction | transaction |+-------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+----------------+| | |Number of | | | |+-------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+----------------+|using the |Number of |Voting |Number of |Number of Voting | |+-------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+----------------+|ISIN code |Shares |Rights |Shares |Rights |% of voting || | | | | |rights |+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+-------+--------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect|+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+-------+--------+|ORDINARY |69,344,356|69,344,356|57,380,697|57,360,697|N/A |8.28% |N/A ||SHARES | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | ||GB00B09VL556 | | | | | | | |+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+--------+-------+--------+ B: Financial instruments+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+|Type of Financial |Expiration |Exercise / |Number of |% of voting |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+|Instrument |Date |Conversion |voting rights |rights |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| | |Period / |that may be | |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| | |Date |acquired (if | |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| | | |the instrument | |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| | | |is exercised / | |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| | | |converted) | |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+|N/A | | | | |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+| | | | | |+-------------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ Total (A+B)+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+|57,360,697 |8.28% |+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+| | |+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ (9) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited is a part of the Investment Bankingdivision of Credit Suisse ("CSIBD"), which is part of the Credit Suisse Group("CSG"). CSIBD is a segregated business unit within CSG with an independentmanagement structure and exercises its voting rights independently from otherdivisions of CSG. Proxy Voting: (10) Name of the proxy holder: N/A (11) Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold: N/A (12) Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to holding voting rights: N/A (13) Additional information: (14) Contact name: Glenda Burford (15) Contact number: 020 7888 3599 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange