14th Aug 2006 17:35
Faroe Petroleum PLC14 August 2006 14 August 2006 Faroe Petroleum Plc ("Faroe Petroleum" or the "Company") Holding(s) in Company The Company was notified on 11 August 2006 by AXA Investment Managers UK Limitedthat AXA S.A. and its group companies was interested in a total of 6,997,964ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") representingapproximately 9.48 percent. of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital. Thebeneficial owners of these Ordinary Shares are as follows: Ordinary Shares % of issued share capital HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd 4,453,550 6.03BBH Nominees 400,000 0.54State Street Nominees 1,249,414 1.69BONY (OCS) 895,000 1.21 Total 6,997,964 9.48 14 August 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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