TIDMOPHR TIDMPRU

RNS Number : 1222J

Ophir Energy Plc

15 December 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                  Prudential plc group of companies 
  to 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                         11 December 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                           14 December 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                            10% - 11% 
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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 of     Situation previous                    Resulting situation after the triggering 
  shares            to the triggering                     transaction 
                    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) 
--------------    ------  ----  ----  -------    -----  --------------  ----------  -----------  ---------  -------------- 
 
   ORD GBP0.0025 
   GB00B24CT194       77,119,654         77,119,654       73,723,432         0       73,723,432      0          10.44% 
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 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                     rights that may           rights 
                                                 Period (xiv)                   be 
                                                                                acquired if the 
                                                                                instrument is 
                                                                                exercised/ converted. 
------------------------  -------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------ 
      ORD GBP0.0025 
     Right of Recall                                                                  4,033,782                0.57% 
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 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) 
--------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
--------------  --------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 77,757,214                                                         11.01% 
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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) - 77,757,214 (11.01%) 
   The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of 
   Prudential plc) - 28,055,915 (3.97%) 
   M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) - 76,259,303 
   (10.80%) 
   M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) - 76,259,303 
   (10.80%) 
   M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) 
   - 76,259,303 (10.80%) 
   M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) - 40,522,320 
   (5.74%) 
 
 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: 
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 14. Contact name:                           Owen Smith / James Todd 
                                              M&G Investment Management Limited 
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 15. Contact telephone number:               020 7004 4517 / 020 7548 2293 
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