TIDMOPHR TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 4628Y

Ophir Energy Plc

08 September 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                      Ophir Energy Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                              X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which 
  may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting 
  rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect 
  to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to                 Prudential plc group of companies 
  the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                    Prudential plc 
                                                               M&G Group Limited 
                                                                  M&G Limited 
                                                       M&G Investment Management Limited 
                                                             M&G Securities Limited 
                                                    The Prudential Assurance Company Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                          07 September 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                            08 September 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                              See item 13 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                    transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number           Number              Number         Number of voting           % of voting rights 
                 of               of                  of shares      rights                     (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                     Direct         Direct          Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                                                                     (xi)            (xii) 
-------------    ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 GB00B24CT194     68,964,544        68,964,544        69,627,298     69,288,556     338,742        9.82%           0.05% 
-------------  ---------------  ------------------  -------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial      Expiration       Exercise/                         Number of voting               % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)      Conversion Period                 rights that may                rights 
                                          (xiv)                             be 
                                                                            acquired if the 
                                                                            instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
---------------------  ---------------  --------------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/           Number of voting                % of voting rights 
 financial         price          date (xvii)    Conversion          rights instrument               (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                      period              refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
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                                                                                                    Nominal        Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ------------------  ------------------------------  -------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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 69,627,298                                                       9.87% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   Prudential plc (parent Company) - 69,627,298 - 9.87% 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 68,153,236 
   - 9.66% 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) - 68,153,236 
   - 9.66% 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   - 68,153,236 - 9.66% 
   M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) - 35,728,786 
   - 5.06% 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
   Prudential plc) - 22,869,806 - 3.24% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                           N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                           N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                            N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                  M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned 
                                               subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved 
                                               above a 5% notifiable interest triggering 
                                               this notification. 
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 14. Contact name:                           Ravi Patel / James Todd 
                                              M&G Investment Management Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:               020 7004 4177 / 020 7548 2293 
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