Holding(s) in Company

20 Aug 2009 10:14



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Nighthawk Energy plc

2. Reason for the notification 

An acquisition of shares via a placing of shares

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Lloyds Banking Group plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

See section 9

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

17 August 2009 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 August 2009 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Direct/Indirect increase to above 8%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using ISIN code	Situation of 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
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB00B156TD53	13,948,475	13,948,475	11,540,527	11,540,527	16,368,268	3.501%	4.966%

B: Financial Instruments 

Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Financial Instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise / Conversion Period /Date	Number of Voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted	% of voting rights

Total (A + B)

Number of Voting Rights	% of voting rights
27,908,795	8.466%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

26,181,573 shares (7.942%) are under the control of Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests). 

Within these holdings 8,936,834 shares (2.711%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, and a further 1,674,790 shares (0.508%) are managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Financial Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc. These holdings are therefore disclosed as an overall Direct Interest.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 329,639,480

14. Contact name:

Kenny Melville

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 243 8671

Nighthawk Energy plc	01271 882160
David Bramhill

Hanson Westhouse Limited	0113 246 2610
Tim Feather / Matthew Johnson

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