RNS Number:9796S
Sound Oil PLC
23 April 2008
TR-1 NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (please state 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: (NO)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (NO)
Other (please specify): (NO)
(3) Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LIMITED
(4) Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from (3)):
N/A
(5) Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (if different):
18 April 2008
(6) Date on which issuer notified:
22 April 2008
(7) Threshold that is crossed or reached:
8%
(8) Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
------------- --------------------- -----------------------------------------------
|Class/type of|Situation previous to| |
| |the | |
|shares |Triggering | Resulting situation after the triggering |
| |transaction | transaction |
---------- ---------- ---------- ------------------- ----------------
|if possible | |Number of | | | |
|use the |Number of |Voting |Number of |Number of Voting | |
|ISIN code |Shares |Rights |Shares |Rights |% of voting |
| | | | | |rights |
---------- ---------- -------- ------- --------
| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect|
------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ------- --------
|ORDINARY |57,360,697|57,360,697|52,780,355|52,780,355|n/a |7.6225%|n/a |
|SHARES | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|GB00B09VL556 | | | | | | | |
------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ------- --------
B: Financial instruments
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
------------------- ------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
|Type of Financial |Expiration |Exercise / |Number of |% of voting |
|Instrument |Date |Conversion |voting rights |Rights |
| | |Period / |that may be | |
| | |Date |acquired is the| |
| | | |instrument is | |
| | | |exercised / | |
| | | |converted | |
------------------- ------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
|N/A | | | | |
------------------- ------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Total (A B)
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|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |
----------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
|52,780,358 |7.6225% |
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(9) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LIMITED IS A PART OF THE INVESTMENT BANKING
DIVISION OF CREDIT SUISSE ("CSIBD"), WHICH IS PART OF THE CREDIT SUISSE GROUP
("CSG"). CSIBD IS A SEGREGATED BUSINESS UNIT WITHIN CSG WITH AN INDEPENDENT
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AND EXERCISES ITS VOTING RIGHTS INDEPENDENTLY FROM OTHER
DIVISIONS OF CSG.
Proxy Voting:
(10) Name of the proxy holder:
(11) Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease/acquire to hold:
(12) Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire to holding voting rights:
(13) Additional information:
(14) Contact name:
GLENDA BURFORD
(15) Contact number:
44 207 888 3599
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