Holding in Company

30 Aug 2005 11:16

Alkane Energy PLC30 August 2005 ALKANE ENERGY PLC (the "Company") 30 AUGUST 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Name of Company:Alkane Energy plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18Persons in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them:HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited (a/c 865752) 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:400,000 6. Percentage of issued class:0.44% 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:N/a 8. Percentage of issued class:N/a 9. Class of security:Ordinary shares of 0.5p each 10. Date of transaction:25 August 2005 11. Date company informed:26 August 2005 12. Total holding following this notification:TOTAL 2,900,000 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:TOTAL 3.19% 14. Any additional information:N/a 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:Steve Goalby, +44 (0) 1623 827922 16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification:Steve Goalby, Finance Director Date of notification:30/08/05 ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange