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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Serica Energy plc | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | ||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 23/09/2010 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 24/09/2010 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 5% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares
| 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 | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| B0CY5V5 | 8,832,018 | 8,832,018 | 0 | 0 | 8,529,277 | 0.00 | 4.83 | |||||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to
| % of voting rights xix, xx
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| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 8,529,277 | 4.83% | |||||||||||||||
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| Name of Company / Fund | Number of Shares | % of issued share capital |
| AXA IM UK | 8,529,277.00 | 4.831950 |
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| Indirect |
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| Total Direct | 0 | 0.00000 |
| Total Indirect | 8,529,277 | 4.83195 |
| TOTAL | 8,529,277 | 4.83195 |
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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| 13. Additional information: |
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| 14. Contact name: | Charles Tissier | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7003 1510 | |