Sound Oil plc
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | |
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 | X | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||
Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
| MANXDALE HOLDINGS LTD |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
| 16/01/2013 |
6. Date on which issuer notified:
| 17/01/2013 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
| 8%,7%,6%,5% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of
| Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number | Number | Number | Number of voting
| % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
GB00B90XFF12 | 240,000,000 (pre consolidation) | 240,000,000 (pre consolidation) | 11,062,020 (post consolidation) | 11,062,020 | 3.85% | ||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting
| % of voting |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting rights
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CFD | 1,362,520 | Nominal | Delta
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0.5% |
Total (A B C)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
12,424,540 | 4.33% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
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13. Additional information:
| ASTIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Investment Manager |
14. Contact name:
| Mike Staten / Andrew Dennan (Astin Capital) |
15. Contact telephone number:
| 020 3428 5218 |