Holding(s) in Company

1 May 2008 16:29

Sterling Energy PLC01 May 2008 Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 +----------------------------------------+|For filings with the FSA include the ||annex || ||For filings with issuer exclude the ||annex |+----------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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: |Ord 1p |+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+| || ||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 Shares in Issue | |+---------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+| | ||3. Full name of person(s) subject to |BlackRock Inc. ||notification obligation: | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | ||4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | ||different from 3): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | ||5. Date of transaction (and date on |29 April 2008 ||which the threshold is crossed or | ||reached if different): | |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | ||6. Date on which issuer notified: |1 May 2008 |+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+| | ||7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |Gone below 5% ||reached: | |+---------------------------------------+-------+--------------------+----------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|8: Notified Details |+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares || || |+--------------+---------------------+--------------------------------------------+|Class/type of |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering ||shares |the triggering |transaction || |transaction | ||If possible +----------+----------+--------+------------------+----------------+|use ISIN code |Number of |Number of |Number |Number of voting |Percentage of || |shares |voting |of |rights |voting rights || | |rights |shares | | || | | | +-------+----------+------+---------+| | | | | | | | || | | | | | | | || | | | |Direct |Indirect |Direct|Indirect |+--------------+----------+----------+--------+-------+----------+------+---------+|GB0005299929 |80,665,290|80,665,290|n/a |n/a |73,778,889|n/a |4.47% |+--------------+----------+----------+--------+-------+----------+------+---------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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 |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|73,778,889 |4.47% |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+| || ||BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 73,778,889 (4.47%) || || |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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: |Louise Lyle || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+|15. Contact telephone name: |0131 472 7472 || | || | |+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ 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