Shareholdings in Company (8851A)

TIDMCOP

RNS Number : 8851A

Circle Oil PLC

08 February 2011

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing shares 
 to which voting rights are attached:    Circle Oil Plc 
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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 
  to the                                 Audley Capital Management Limited 
  notification obligation:                    Audley Capital Partners 
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                                           Audley European Opportunities 
                                                Master Fund Limited 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)            Audley Recovery Opportunities 
 (if different from 3.):                        Master Fund Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached:                                           08/02/11 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                   08/02/11 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached:                                              4% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type 
 of shares if 
 possible       Situation previous 
 using the       to the triggering                Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE       transaction                       transaction 
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                                 Number 
                Number            of 
                 of               Voting          Number         Number of voting 
                 Shares           Rights           of shares      rights                 % of voting rights 
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                                                  Direct         Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
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 IE00B034YN94   18,895,000       18,895,000       25,745,000                25,745,000                 4.5% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                   Number of voting 
                                                                    rights that may 
                                                                    be 
 Type of                                                            acquired if the 
 financial          Expiration     Exercise/                        instrument is            % of voting 
 instrument          date           Conversion Period               exercised/ converted.     rights 
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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                                        Exercise/        Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise       Expiration     Conversion        rights instrument 
 instrument        price         date           period            refers to                % of voting rights 
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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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 25,745,000                                         4.5% 
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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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 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:                             N/A 
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 14. Contact name:                                  Simon Thornton 
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 15. Contact telephone number:           01481 745 001 (tel #); 01481 745 070 
                                                        (fax #) 
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