Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc Holding(s) in Company (1318C)

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RNS Number : 1318C

Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc

23 June 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                       Lansdowne Oil & Gas 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                                                CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS 
  specify):                                                   IN ISSUE FOLLOWING THE RECENT PLACING 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                      Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                      Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                      BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 1,540,178* 
                                                                      Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                      Limited 12,764,769* 
 
                                                                      *denotes direct interest 
 
                                                                      Chase Nominees Limited 545,054 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                     22 June 2016 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                        23 June 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                    8% to <3% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                     Interest Level 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                             >5% to <5% Change at Combined 
                                                                 Interest Level 
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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 
  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 (x) 
                      Shares             Voting                     rights 
                                         Rights 
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                                                     Direct        Direct       Indirect    Direct   Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)         (xii) 
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 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
 
  GB00B1250X28 
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                        13,053,632      13,053,632   14,850,001    14,304,947   545,054     2.98%      0.11% 
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 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               Conversion                 rights that              rights 
                      (xiii)             Period (xiv)               may 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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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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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 14,850,001                3.09% 
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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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                            The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
                            Investors Global Services Limited, with the following 
                                               chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
                                         Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                                  *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
                       *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                                    of Aviva plc) 
 
 
                              *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                                      subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
                       *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                                  subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                  See Section 4 
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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:                    Figures are based on a total 
                                                 number of voting rights of 
                                                 480,164,394 as per the Company's 
                                                 Issue of Equity Announcement 
                                                 of 17 June 2016. 

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 14. Contact name: 
                                                    Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                  01603 684420 
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