4th Sep 2007 17:32
Leed Petroleum PLC04 September 2007 LEED PETROLEUM PLC ("Leed" or "the Company") NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS IN SHARES The Company announces that on 30 August 2007, it was notified that AXA S.A. andits group of companies, has a notifiable interest of 16,000,000 shares,representing 6.37% of the issued share capital 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. TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Leed Petroleum PLCshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification AXA S.A, 25 Matignon, 75008 Paris and itsobligation: group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 29 August 2007crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 August 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the Triggering transaction if possible using Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsthe ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B1YWMM41 0 0 16,000,000 6.37 % B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 16,000,000 6.37% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Name of the Company/Fund Number of Shares % of Issued Share Capital AXA Framlington UK Select Ops 16,000,000 6.37397 Total Direct 0 0.00000 Total Indirect 16,000,000 6.37397 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: This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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