Circle Oil PLC Holding in Company (7870E)

TIDMCOP

RNS Number : 7870E

Circle Oil PLC

06 November 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                  CIRCLE OIL PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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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                                     YES 
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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) subject           ABERDEEN HOLDINGS LIMITED 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)              1) HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                 Limited account designation 685889 
 
                                              2) Vidacos Nominees Limited. 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         02 November 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           05 November 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         Above 3% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type   Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of            to the triggering                    transaction 
 shares        transaction 
 
 if 
 possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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              Number           Number              Number         Number of voting           % of voting rights 
               of               of                  of shares      rights                     (x) 
               Shares           Voting 
                                Rights 
-----------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
                                                   Direct         Direct (xi)     Indirect   Direct            Indirect 
                                                                                   (xii) 
-----------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  --------------  ---------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Ordinary 
 Shares       16,900,000       16,900,000          17,400,000     17,400,000                 3.075% 
             ---------------  ------------------  -------------  --------------  ---------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Expiration       Exercise/                        Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument           date (xiii)      Conversion Period                rights that may                 rights 
                                        (xiv)                            be 
                                                                         acquired if the 
                                                                         instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of        Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/           Number of voting                 % of voting rights 
 financial       price          date (xvii)    Conversion          rights instrument                (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                    period              refers to 
                                               (xviii) 
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                                                                                                   Nominal        Delta 
-------------  -------------  -------------  ------------------  -------------------------------  -------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 17,400,000                                                     3.075% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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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: 
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 14. Contact name:                         Girish M Ramakrishnan 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             00968 94290770 
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