Holding(s) in Company

22 Jan 2008 13:15

Sterling Energy PLC22 January 2008 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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): Increase in share capital | |+---------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+| | || | ||3. Full name of person(s) subject to |INVESCO Limited ||notification obligation: | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | ||4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | ||different from 3): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | ||5. Date of transaction (and date on |15 January 2008 ||which the threshold is crossed or | ||reached if different): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | ||6. Date on which issuer notified: |16 January 2008 |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | ||7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |29% ||reached: | |+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|8: Notified Details |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares || |+---------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------+|Class/type of |Situation previous to |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction ||shares |the triggering | || |transaction | ||If possible use+-----------+-----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+|ISIN code |Number of |Number of |Number of |Number of voting |Percentage of voting|| |shares |voting |shares |rights |rights || | |rights | +----------+-----------+----------+---------+| | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+--------------++----------++----------++----------++---------++----------++---------++---------+|Ordinary |475,906,325|475,906,325|480,906,325| |480,906,325| |29.14% ||shares of 1p | | | | | | | ||each | | | | | | | ||(GB0005299929)| | | | | | | |+--------------++----------++----------++----------++---------++----------++---------++---------++--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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 |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|480,906,325 |29.14% |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+| || ||Bank of Ireland - 4,138,800 ||Bank of New York - 1,571,062 ||Bank of New York (Brussels) - 815,771 ||Chase Bank - 2,397,884 ||JP Morgan Chase - 34,460,590 ||Vidacos Nominees - 429,617,569 ||HSBC - 6,517,394 ||Japan Trustee Services Bank - 42,086 ||State Street Trust & Banking (London) - 2,257,925 ||Trust & Custody Servs JP - 87,244 || |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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: |Rosalind McDonald || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone name: |01491 417 404 || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 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