LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 11/15/11 -- Heritage Oil Plc (TSX: HOC)(LSE: HOIL)
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES(i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:(ii)
Heritage Oil Plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:(iii)
Capital Research and Management Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):(iv)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:(v)
11 November 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14 November 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:(vi, vii)
10%
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii,ix)
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
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Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights
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JE00B2Q4TN56 27,325,435 27,325,435
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A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii,ix)
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of % of voting
shares Number of voting rights rights(x)
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Indirect Direct(xi) Indirect(xii) Direct Indirect
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JE00B2Q4TN56 25,435,730 25,435,730 9.7948%
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B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of voting
rights that may
Exercise/ be acquired if
Type of Conversion the instrument is
financial Expiration Period/ Date exercised/ % of voting
instrument date(xiii) (xiv) converted. rights
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n/a
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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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Exercise/
Type of Conversion Number of voting
financial Exercise Expiration period rights instrument % of voting
instrument price date(xvii) (xviii) refers to rights(xix,xx)
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights % of voting rights
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25,435,730 9.7948%
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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)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:
Contacts:
Heritage Oil Plc
Paul Atherton
+44 1534 835 400