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:

Forum Energy plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):______________

No

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

Philex Mining Corporation

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):

30th November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30th November 2009

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

62%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

GB00B07C1T48

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

18,483,511

Number of voting rights

18,483,511

Number of shares

20,711,445

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

 20,711,445

Indirect

Direct

62.59%

Indirect

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 20,711,445

62.59%

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

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:

JOSE ERNESTO C. VILLALUNA, JR.

15. Contact telephone name

+632 746 3318

16. Contact address

Philex Building, 27 Brixton corner Fairlane Streets

Pasig City

1600 Philippines