Holding(s) in Company

25 Mar 2009 07:00



25 March 2009

Empyrean Energy PLC 

("Empyrean" or the "Company"; Ticker: (EME))

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Empyrean Energy Plc

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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

Barclays PLC

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd 

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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

20 March 2009

6. Date on which issued notified:

23 March 2009

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

12% to 13%

8 Notified details 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share if possible using the ISIN Code GB00B09G2351

Situation Previous to the triggering transaction (vi) -

Number of Shares 8,227,290

Number of Voting Rights (viii) 8,227,290

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -

Number of Shares 8,515,067

Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x) 0

Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi) 8,515,067

% of voting rights - Direct 0

% of voting rights - Indirect 13.45

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument N/A

Expiration date (xiii) N/A

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv) N/A

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the 

instrument is exercised/converted N/A

% of voting rights N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights 8,515,067

% of voting rights 13.45

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

Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

Gerrard Investment Management Ltd

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: N/A

14. Contact name: Geoff Smith

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7116 2913

For further information 

Empyrean Energy plc 

Tom Kelly

Tel: (+61) 8 9321 6988

Blue Oar Securities Plc

Olly Cairns / Jerry Keen

Tel: (+61) 8 6430 1631 / (+44) 207 448 4400 

Conduit PR 

Jonathan Charles / Fiona Hyland

Tel: (+44) 207 429 6611 / (+44) 7791 892 509