20th Apr 2007 11:54
Empyrean Energy PLC20 April 2007 20 April 2007 Empyrean Energy PLC ("Empyrean" or the "Company"; Ticker: (EME)) TR-1(i): 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): Empyrean Energy Plc 2. Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Barclays PLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if difference from 3): Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 5 April 2007 6. Date on which issued notified: 10 April 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% to 7% 8. Notified details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of share if possible using the ISIN Code: GB00B09G2351Situation Previous to the triggering transaction (vi) -Number of Shares: 3,429,968Number of Voting Rights (viii): 3,429,968 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (viii) -Number of Shares: 3,579,691Number of Voting Rights - Direct (x): 0Number of Voting Rights - Indirect (xi): 3,579,691% of voting rights - Direct: 0% of voting rights - Indirect: 7.22 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of financial instrument: N/A Expiration date (xiii): N/A Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv): N/A Number of voting rights that may be acquired if theinstrument is exercised/converted: N/A % of voting rights: N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights: 3,579,691 % of voting rights: 7.22 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Geoff Smith 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7116 2913 For further information Laurence Read/ Ed Portman Conduit PR Tel: +44 (0) 207 429 6605/ +44 (0) 7979955923 Rod Venables/Cecil JordaanHB CorporateTel: +44(0) 207 510 8600 Empyrean Energy plc Tel : +44(0) 207 182 1746 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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