Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

D1 Oils Plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

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 (please specify): Due to increase in issued share capital (Additional share capital admitted to trading on 12th May 08)

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13th May 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Gone below 14%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B02QN409

8,728,502

8,728,502

N/A

N/A

17,265,798

N/A

13.63%

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

17,265,798

13.63%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 17,265,798 (13.63%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

15. Contact telephone name: