Serica Energy Regulatory News (SQZ)

13 Dec 2005 08:45

AIM13 December 2005 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIM RULE 2 ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: COMPANY NAME: Serica Energy plc COMPANY ADDRESS: 93-95 Gloucester Place, London COMPANY POSTCODE: W1U 6JQ COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: England and Wales COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO BE DISCLOSED INACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (J) OF THE AIM RULES: International oil and gas exploration DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to whichit seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares): 142,548,580 Ordinary Shares of $0.10 each to be placed at £0.95 each None to be held in treasury CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: £64,000,000 FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS: Antony Craven Walker, Non-executive Chairman Paul William Ellis, Chief Executive Christopher David Atkinson, Chief Operating Officer Christopher James Hearne, Finance Director James Sibbald Steel, Non-executive Director Neil Pike, Non-executive Director PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITALBEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION: The below holdings are given before admission, as at 22 November 2005: ZZZ Canada Control Account c/o Capita Registrars* - 58.0% Cede & Co* - 12.1% Christine Elizabeth Walker - 4.0% First Regional Bank - 3.1% The following shareholders are interested in 3% or more following admission: ZZZ Canada Control Account c/o Capita Registrars* - 30.5% Cede & Co* - 6.4% Fidelity Investment Management Ltd - 8.7% Framlington Investment Management Limited - 6.8% Artemis Investment Management - 6.0% Merrill Lynch Investment Managers - 4.0% T Rowe Price - 3.2% Canadian securities law requires any party holding more than 10% of the company's issued ordinary shares todisclose such interest. The company is unaware of any such disclosures * Capita Registrars and Cede & Co are the registered holders of the above ordinary shares and hold such sharesas depositary and nominee for numerous clients who retain the beneficial interests in the ordinary shares The company has not been able to identify with any reasonable certainty the names of persons who are directly orindirectly interested in 3% or more of the issued ordinary shares of the company and who hold such ordinaryshares through one or both of the above depositaries NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: None ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE: 31 December EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: 13 December 2005 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: JPMorgan Cazenove Limited, 20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: JPMorgan Cazenove Limited, 20 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENTTHAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: Wedlake Bell, 52 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4LR DATE OF NOTIFICATION: Tuesday 13 December 2005 NEW/ UPDATE (see note): Update This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange