17th Aug 2007 09:27
Leed Petroleum PLC17 August 2007 LEED PETROLEUM PLC ("Leed" or "the Company") NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS IN SHARES The Company announces that on 15 August 2007, it was notified that ArtemisInvestment Management Limited and certain of its investment clients have anotifiable interest of 10,638,298 shares, representing 4.24% of the issued sharecapital in the Company. These shares were acquired at 47p per share in the Placing announced by theCompany on 15 August 2007. Full details of the interest and the beneficial holders are detailed below. Beneficial Owner Number of Shares Held % InterestArtemis UK Smaller Companies 9,013,830 3.59Barclays Smaller Companies 769,149 0.31BAE Systems 2000 Pension Plan Trustees Limited 254,255 0.10BAE Systems Pension Funds CIF Trustees Limited 601,064 0.24 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Leed Petroleum plcissuer of existing shares to which voting rightsare attached: 2. Reason for the Notification -(please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition ofshares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): yes 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Artemis Investment Management Ltdnotification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Artemis UK Smaller Companiesfrom 3.): BAE Systems 2000 Pension Plan Trustees Limited BAE Systems Pension Funds CIF Trustees Limited Barclays Smaller Companies 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 14th August 2007the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15th August 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached 4% 8. Notified details: N/A A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Triggering transaction If possible using the Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights shares Direct Direct IndirectGB00B1YWMM41 NIL NIL 10,638,298 10,638,298 4.24% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise / Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Conversion Period / rights that may be Date acquired if the instrument is exercised / converted.N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 10,638,298 4.24% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Proxy Voting 10. Name of the 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: Enquiries: 17 August 2007Pelham PRAlisdair Haythornthwaite +44(0) 20 7743 6676 +44(0)77 1472 1379Evgeniy Chuikov +44(0) 20 3008 5506 +44(0)78 9460 8606 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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