Notifications of Interests

    RNS Number : 1691D
  Salamander Energy PLC
  10 September 2008
   

    10th September 2008
    Salamander Energy

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                     Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached                                                                             No
                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                     No
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                     No
 Other (please specify): Change in the percentage of voting rights held arising from a change in the issuers total voting rights

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:                                                                              
                                                                           3i Quoted Private Equity plc


 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                                                                      N/A
                                                                                                                            5 September
2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                                                                                            9 September
2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                                                                            15%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

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



                             Number of shares        Number of voting rights   Number of shares                   Number of voting rights   
                                            Percentage of voting rights

                                         Direct                                         Indirect         Direct                             
             Indirect
 Ordinary shares
                             22,746,183              22,746,183                23,092,997                         23,092,997                
                                                            15.12%

 GB00B1GC5238
 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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


 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights                                                                Percentage of voting rights

 23,092,997                                                                                                                                 
                      15.12%

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






 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                                                                               N/A

 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                                            N/A

 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:                                        N/A


 13. Additional information:         Notification using Total Voting Rights of
                                       152,781,255 announced on 8 August 2008.

 14 Contact name:             Martin Smith
                              Group Company Secretary
 15. Contact telephone name:  020 7960 1580




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