Ophir Energy (OPHR)

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OPHIR ENERGY | Holdings In Company | RNS

RNS Regulatory News

RNS Number : 2811R

Ophir Energy Plc

16 November 2012

For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Ophir Energy PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
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 notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See 9 below
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	7 November 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	13 November 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	13%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Indirect

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Common stock GB00B24CT194

50,274,532

52,074,532

13.021%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

52,074,532

13.021%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"), a US-based investment management company that manages the American Funds family of mutual funds. Neither CGC nor CRMC owns shares in Ophir Energy plc for its own account, rather the shares reported on this notification are owned by the following accounts which are under the discretionary investment management of CRMC: · SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. · New World Fund, Inc.

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:	Christopher Aquino
15. Contact telephone number:	+1 213 615 0469

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