Matra Petroleum PLC Holding(s) in Company (5642W)

TIDMMTA

RNS Number : 5642W

Matra Petroleum PLC

30 December 2013

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the        Matra Petroleum plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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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                          X 
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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      Tricon Energy Finance, LTD 
  to the notification obligation: 
  (i) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date        December 27, 2013 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:          December 27, 2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                          5% 
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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                to the triggering        transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
----------------  -----------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
                   Number       Number      Number        Number of voting         % of voting 
                    of           of          of shares     rights                   rights 
                    Shares       Voting 
                                 Rights 
----------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
                                            Direct        Direct        Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
----------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 ORD 0.1P 
  GB00B06GS855     N/A          N/A         239,516,129   239,516,129   N/A        12.37%   N/A 
----------------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 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 
                                   Period        may be 
                                                 acquired if 
                                                 the 
                                                 instrument is 
                                                 exercised/ converted. 
------------------  -----------  ------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
  N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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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 
                                              period        refers to 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ---------------- 
                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------ 
 N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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  239,516,129               12.37% 
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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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   N/A 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:          N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy      N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will    N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                 William F Coffield 
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 15. Contact telephone number:     1-202-429-4799 
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