31st Dec 2008 13:14
31 December 2008
Afren plc ('Afren' or 'the Company')
Shareholding in the Company and Total Voting Rights
The Company was notified on 31 December 2008 that, as at close of business on 10 December 2008, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited had an interest with direct voting rights in 29,528,635 Ordinary Shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company, representing 6.61% of the total issued share capital of the Company.
In conformity with the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules the Company would like to notify the market of the following:
Afren plc's total issued share capital consists 446,991,859 of Ordinary Shares with voting rights. No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Afren plc is 446,991,859.
The above figure (446,991,859 Ordinary Shares) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Afren plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries
Shirin JohriCompany SecretaryAfren plc
+ 44 20 7451 9700
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