Diversified Gas & Oil PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (2572B)

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RNS Number : 2572B

Diversified Gas & Oil PLC

31 March 2017

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                     DIVERSIFIED GAS & OIL PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    Bank of America Corporation 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               Merrill Lynch International 
  (if different from 3.) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   28(th) March 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      31(st) March 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Above 3%, 4% and 5% 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number          Number of                 % of voting 
                 of                of                of shares       voting                    rights 
                 Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
                Below             Below 
                notifiable         notifiable 
 GB00BYX7JT74   threshold          threshold        0               0          6,075,000      0             5.753% 
               ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                        rights that                 rights 
 instrument                          Period                            may be 
                                                                       acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
-----------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 Right to Recall    N/A             N/A                               25,000                      0.024% 
-----------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial         price          date            Conversion         rights instrument           rights 
 instrument                                       period             refers to 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
 N/A              N/A             N/A             N/A               N/A                         Nominal       Delta 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                                N/A           N/A 
-------------      ------------    ------------      ------------    -------  -------------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 6,100,000                                            5.777% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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   Merrill Lynch International - Above trading book exemption 
   threshold 
 
   Merrill Lynch International 
 
   Voting Rights % 
   6,100,000 5.777% 
 
   Total 6,100,000 5.777% 
 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name:                                               Harshini Gopa 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                   0207 996 3410 
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