25 Feb 2010 15:00

25 February 2010
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BPC Ltd
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Holding in Company
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BPC, the oil and gas exploration company with licences in The Bahamas, announces that it has today been notified by Legal & General Assurance Society Limited ("Legal & General") that, following the disposal of 1,500,000 ordinary shares of 0.002p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), Legal & General is now interested in 39,300,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 4.97 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.
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For further information contact:
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| BPC Limited Alan Burns, Chairman and CEO Dr Paul Crevello, Chief Operating Officer  |  Tel: 44 (0) 1624 64 1199 Tel: +1 720 771 7583 |
| Strand Hanson Limited Rory Murphy / Liam Buswell  |  Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494 |
| Novus Capital Markets Ltd Charles Goodfellow / Paul Dudley  |  Tel: +44 (0)20 7107 1872 |
| FirstEnergy Capital LLP Richard Hail / Derek Smith  |  Tel: +44 (0)20 7448 0200 |
| Financial Dynamics Billy Clegg / Ed Westropp | Â Tel: +44( 0)20 7831 3113 |
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BPC.L (BPC)
Legal & General (LGEN)