TR1 Notification (0517F)

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RNS Number : 0517F

D1 Oils Plc

15 April 2011

 
 For filings with the FSA include 
  the annex 
  For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR 
  INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                              D1 Oils PLC 
  the underlying 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 
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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)                              BlackRock, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                            13(th) April 2011 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                               15(th) April 2011 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                      Holding has gone below 11% 
  crossed 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 
  of 
  shares 
  if possible 
  using         Situation previous 
  the ISIN       to the triggering                Resulting situation after the 
  CODE           transaction                       triggering transaction 
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                                 Number 
                Number            of 
                 of               Voting          Number         Number of voting        % of voting 
                 Shares           Rights           of shares      rights                  rights (x) 
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                                                                 Direct     Indirect 
                                                  Direct         (xi)        (xii)       Direct        Indirect 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB00B02QN409   15,115,798       15,115,798       N/A            N/A        13,915,798   10.99%        N/A 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                   Number of voting 
                                                                    rights that 
                                                                    may be 
                                                                    acquired if 
                                                                    the 
                                                                    instrument 
 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                        is 
 financial           date           Conversion                      exercised/               % of voting 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                    converted.                rights 
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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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                                                Exercise/ 
 Type of                         Expiration     Conversion       Number of voting          % of voting 
 financial        Exercise       date           period            rights instrument         rights (xix, 
 instrument        price         (xvii)         (xviii)           refers to                 xx) 
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                                                                                           Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 13,915,798                                         10.99% 
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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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 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 13,915,798 
  (10.99%) 
 
 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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                                           BlackRock International Threshold 
 13. Additional information:               Reporting Team 
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 14. Contact name:                         Andrew Manchester 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7743 5773 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not 
  the issuer 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share 
 
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to 
  the notification obligation 
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 Full name 
  (including legal form of 
  legal entities) 
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 Contact address 
  (registered office for legal 
  entities) 
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 Phone number & email 
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 Other useful information 
  (at least legal representative 
  for legal persons) 
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 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable 
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 Full name                             BlackRock, Inc. 
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 Contact address                       33 King William Street, London, 
                                        EC4R 9AS 
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 Phone number & email                  020 7743 5773; 
                                       [e-mail] 
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 Other useful information              Andrew Manchester 
  (e.g. functional relationship 
  with the person or legal 
  entity subject to the notification 
  obligation) 
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 C: Additional information 
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 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the 
  FSA website. 
 

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