2nd May 2007 09:00
Matra Petroleum PLC02 May 2007 PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: 2nd May 2007 Matra Petroleum plc ("Matra" or the "Company") Matra increases issued share capital and notifies changes in significantshareholdings:- Issue and Allotment of Shares Matra issued and allotted 55,000,000 ordinary shares to the vendors of LimitedLiability Company 'OOO' Arkhangelovskoe on 27th April 2007, increasing theissued ordinary share capital of the Company to 317,000,000 shares. Thisacquisition was outlined in the release dated 29th March 2007 and completed on20th April 2007. Notification of Change in Significant Shareholding Matra was notified on 25th April 2007 by Gartmore Investment Limited thatfollowing purchases of a further 28,135,318 ordinary shares, it now holds39,640,254 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 12.5% ofthe Company's revised issued ordinary share capital. Restatement of Significant Shareholders Subsequent to the issue and allotment of 55,000,000 new shares on 27th April2007 the following parties have become significant shareholders in Matra: i. Kompania Gaz I Neft now holds 27,500,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 8.68% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.ii. Ener Finvest Corp now holds 11,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 3.47% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.iii. Pavel Lvovich Lukachevsky now holds 11,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 3.47% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital. The following companies have retained their existing shareholding but are nolonger significant shareholders as a result of the increased share capital: i. Seaspin Pty Limited which holds 8,400,000 ordinary shares in the Company.ii. William Brownlie Fairweather who holds 8,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company.iii. City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc which holds 8,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company. Matra's significant shareholders have been restated to reflect the issue of newshares as follows: TOTAL TOTAL 03 Apr 07 03 Apr 07 NO. % ----------- ----------- GARTMORE FUND MANAGERS LTD 39,640,254 12.50%GENESIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 32,300,000 10.19%RAB CAPITAL PLC 29,700,000 9.37%KOMPANIA GAZ I NEFT 27,500,000 8.68%CRAIG BURTON 18,400,000 5.80%ARGONAUGHT LIMITED 13,160,834 4.15%ENER FINVEST CORP 11,000,000 3.47%PAVEL LVOVICH LUKACHEVSKY 11,000,000 3.47% ----------- ----------- 182,701,088 69.7% Details of significant shareholders are available on the Matra website atwww.matrapetroleum.com For further information, please contact: Matra Petroleum www.matrapetroleum.comPeter Hind, Managing Director +44 (0) 7990 807 855 Aquila Financial Limited www.aquila-financial.comPeter Reilly +44 (0) 20 7202 2601Yvonne Fraser +44 (0) 20 7202 2609 Matra's nominated Advisor is RFC Corporate Finance Ltd -Contact: Steve Allen +61894802500 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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