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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer | Afren PLC | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | YES | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the | Van Eck Associates Corporation Van Eck Absolute Return Advisors | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) | See number 3 | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date on | 31 December 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 02 January 2013 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 5% | |||
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix | |||||||||||||||
Class/type of
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Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||
Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting | % of voting rights x | |||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
[Ordinary shares of 0.5p: GB00B0672758} | >5% | >5% | 54,041,493 | 54,041,493 | 0 | 4.972% | 4.972% | ||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting | |||||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | |||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
Type of financial | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | ||||||||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal | Delta | |||||||||
N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||
54,041,493 | 4.972% | ||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the | ||||||||
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Proxy Voting: | ||||||||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Glass Lewis & Co. | |||||||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease | N/A | |||||||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold | N/A | |||||||
| None | |||||||
14. Contact name: | Tom Lynch | |||||||
15. Contact telephone number: | +1 212 293 2052 | |||||||
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