RNS Number : 5876T
Sound Oil PLC
09 June 2009
 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


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

Sound Oil plc



2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights



An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 



An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights



Other (please specify): Clarification of voting rights held


Yes


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

RAB CAPITAL PLC ACTING AS DISCRETIONARY MANAGER OF RAB ENERGY FUND LIMITED 


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

 

CREDIT SUISSE CLIENT NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED


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

N/A


6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

08/06/2009


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

17%



8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation 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

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect

ORDINARY SHARES


GB00B09VL556





112,393,636


16.23%

 


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

Nominal

Delta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Total (A B C)

 

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

112,393,636

16.23%



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


RAB Capital plc acts as investment manager for RAB ENERGY FUND LIMITED. RAB Capital plc does not act as custodian for its clients and therefore the shares are held in the nominee name of the custodian of its clients, which is CREDIT SUISSE CLIENT NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED.


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:

 

LEGAL TEAM

15. Contact telephone name:

 

0207 389 7000



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