15th Apr 2008 07:00
Afren PLC14 April 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existingshares to which voting rights are attached: Afren plc 2. Reason for notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights NO An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition ofshares already issued to which voting rights are attached NO An event changing the breakdown of voting rights NO Other (please specify): Appointment of shareholders' proxy at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 14 April 2008 ("EGM") YES 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notificationobligation: Dr Rilwanu Lukman (Chairman and proxy holder) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Numerous 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the thresholdis crossed or reached if different): 14 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 36% 8: Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible use Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rightsISIN code shares voting shares rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Shares 6,000,000 6,000,000 100,460,768 5,000,000 95,460,768 1.83% 34.96% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage of votinginstrument period/date may be acquired (if the rights instrument exercised/ converted)N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights100,460,768 36.79% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments areeffectively held, if applicable:N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: Dr Rilwanu Lukman (Chairman) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: 94,460,768 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 14 April 2008 13. Additional information: Following the EGM, 34.59% of the voting rights will return to shareholders who appointed Dr Rilwanu Lukman as their proxy 14 Contact name: Shirin Johri, Company Secretary Afren plc 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7451 9700 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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