Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 0520K
  Irvine Energy PLC
  12 December 2008
   

    Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

 For filings with the FSA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer    Irvine Energy Plc
 of existing shares to which voting rights are
 attached:

 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
                                                                                No
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
 attached 
                                                                                Yes
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
                                                                                No
 Other (please specify):______________

 3. Full name of person(s)       Barclays PLC
 subject to notification
 obligation:

 4. Full name of shareholder(s)  Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
 (if different from 3):

 5. Date of transaction (and     9 December 2008
 date on which the threshold is
 crossed or reached if
 different):

 6. Date on which issuer         10 December 2008
 notified:

 7. Threshold(s) that is/are     7% to 6%
 crossed or reached:













 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares       Situation previous to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 If possible use ISIN code  transaction
                            Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting       Percentage of voting
                                                  rights                                  rights                 rights

                                                                                          Direct  Indirect       Direct        Indirect

 GB00B0R2Q661  62,770,085   62,770,085      64,190,639  nil  64,190,639  nil  6.19



 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)




 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights

 84,190,639               6.19






















 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd


 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                                         
                                                                   
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      
                                                                   
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  
                                                                   

 13. Additional information:

 14 Contact name:
                              Geoff Smith
 15. Contact telephone name:
                              020 7116 2913

    For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

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