Cove Energy PLC Holding(s) in Company (8922J)

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RNS Number : 8922J

Cove Energy PLC

13 August 2012

 
 For filings with the FSA include the 
  annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
  annex 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         Cove Energy PLC 
  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                                      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           Bank of America Corporation 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)              Merrill Lynch International 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date         08 August 2012 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:           10 August 2012 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         Above 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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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 triggering 
 of              to the triggering                     transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number            Number              Number         Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                 of                of                  of shares      rights                     (x) 
                 Shares            Voting 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                      Direct         Direct          Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)            (xii) 
-------------    ----  --------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
                Below 
                disclosable       Below disclosable 
 GB0034353531   threshold          threshold          29,034,638     29,034,638       0         5.91%            0 
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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 (xiii)       Conversion Period                 rights that may                rights 
                                           (xiv)                             be 
                                                                             acquired if the 
                                                                             instrument is 
                                                                             exercised/ converted. 
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 N/a 
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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          Exercise        Expiration     Exercise/           Number of voting                % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date (xvii)    Conversion          rights instrument               (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                       period              refers to 
                                                  (xviii) 
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 N/a                                                                                                 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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 29,034,638                                                        5.91% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the 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:                         Kim Oakley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             0207 996 0275 
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