Holding(s) in Company

 

TIDMIVE TIDMBARC 
 
RNS Number : 6831L 
Irvine Energy PLC 
15 January 2009 
 

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 
 
 
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| For filings with the FSA include the    | 
| annex                                   | 
| For filings with issuer exclude the     | 
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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                            | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of  | Irvine Energy Plc        | 
| existing shares to which voting rights are attached:   |                          | 
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| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                               | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            |   Yes    | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result   |    No    | 
| in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are |          | 
| attached                                                               |          | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       |    No    | 
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| Other (please specify):______________                                  |    No    | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to   | Barclays PLC                             | 
| notification obligation:               |                                          | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if     |                                          | 
| different from 3):                     |                                          | 
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on    | 7 January 2009                           | 
| which the threshold is crossed or      |                                          | 
| reached if different):                 |                                          | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:      | 8 January 2009                           | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 6% to 7%                                 | 
| 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 triggering                     | 
| of shares    | to the triggering         | transaction                                                  | 
| If possible  | transaction               |                                                              | 
| use ISIN     |                           |                                                              | 
| code         |                           |                                                              | 
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|              | Number of    | Number     | Number     | Number of voting          | Percentage of       | 
|              | shares       | of         | of         | rights                    | voting rights       | 
|              |              | voting     | shares     |                           |                     | 
|              |              | rights     |            |                           |                     | 
+              +              +            +            +---------------------------+---------------------+ 
|              |              |            |            | Direct       | Indirect   | Direct   | Indirect | 
+--------------+--------------+------------+------------+--------------+------------+----------+----------+ 
| GB00B0R2Q661 | 71,365,464   | 71,365,464 | 73,299,233 | 0            | 73,299,233 | 0        | 7.06     | 
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| B: Financial Instruments                                                             | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                 | 
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| Type of       | Expiration    | Exercise/     | No. of voting        | Percentage of | 
| financial     | date          | conversion    | rights that          | voting rights | 
| instrument    |               | period/date   | may be               |               | 
|               |               |               | acquired (if         |               | 
|               |               |               | the                  |               | 
|               |               |               | instrument           |               | 
|               |               |               | exercised/converted) |               | 
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|               |               |               |                      |               | 
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| Total (A+B)                                                                 | 
|                                                                             | 
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| Number of voting rights              | Percentage of voting rights          | 
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| 73,299,233                           | 7.06                                 | 
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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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| Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd                                                   | 
|                                                                             | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                               | 
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| 10. Name of 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:                     | Geoff Smith                          | 
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| 15. Contact telephone name:          | 020 7116 2913                        | 
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 
 
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