7th Mar 2006 15:48
JKX Oil & Gas PLC07 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY JKX OIL & GAS PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST FMR CORP. FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 AS IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE ATTACHMENT A 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 2,270,683 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 1.50% 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction NOT DISCLOSED 11) Date listed company informed 6.3.06 12) Total holding following this notification 9,819,366 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 6.47% 14) Any additional information N/A 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries KATHY SHEEHAN 0207 323 4464 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification BRUCE BURROWS FINANCE DIRECTOR Date of Notification 7 MARCH 2006 Appendix A (JKX Oil & Gas plc) SCHEDULE 10NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES No. 414971 continued Name of the registered holders and the number of shares held by each of them: Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 78,300JPMorgan Chase Bank 62,000State Street Bank and TR Co 49,800Bank of New York 5Northern Trust Co 4Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 91JP Morgan, Bournemouth 8,684,232JP Morgan, Bournemouth 298,600National ASTL BK Melbourne 97,500JP Morgan, Bournemouth 548,834 Total 9,819,366 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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