28th Jul 2009 12:40
For Immediate Release
28 July 2009
The following announcement replaces the announcement issued on 28 July 2009 at 10.23 a.m. under RNS number 3857W. The date in the additional information should have read 27 July 2009 rather than 1 July 2009.
DRAGON OIL PLC ("Dragon Oil")
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: Dragon Oil Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[X] 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
[ ] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights
[ ] Other:
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligationiii: Baillie Gifford & Co
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv:
Bailie Gifford Overseas Limited and Baillie Gifford& Co as discretionary
managers for their clients.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
23 July 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 July 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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IE0000590798 |
20,579,902 |
20,579,902 |
20,717,902 |
20,717,902 |
4.02% |
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SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
20,579,902 |
20,579,902 |
20,717,902 |
20,717,902 |
4.02% |
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B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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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 |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) N/A |
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Total (A+B) 20,885,197 |
number of voting rights 20,717,902 |
% of voting rights 4.02% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicablexvii:
Bailie Gifford & Co (parent company)
Bailie Gifford Overseas Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Baillie
Gifford & Co)
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]. N/A
11. Additional information: N/A
Done at Edinburgh on 27 July 2009
Contact Name:
Gillian Wright, Regulatory Filings Manager
Legal Department
Baillie Gifford & Co
Contact Tel +44 131 2753041
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.
Related Shares:
DGO.L