TIDMHAWK TIDMLLOY
RNS Number : 4354F
Nighthawk Energy plc
12 January 2010
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:
Nighthawk Energy plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Lloyds Banking Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
See section 9
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached if different):
11 January 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 January 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Direct / Indirect holdings decrease to below 7%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
+--------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+----------+
| Class/type | Situation of previous | Resulting Situation after the triggering |
| of shares | to the Triggering | transaction |
| if | transaction | |
| possible | | |
| using ISIN | | |
| code | | |
+ +-------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Number of | Number of | Number of | Number of voting | % of voting |
| | shares | voting | shares | rights | rights |
| | | rights | | | |
+ + + + +-------------------------+-----------------------+
| | | | | | | | |
+--------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+----------+
| | | | Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct |Indirect |
| | | | | | | | |
+--------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+----------+
| GB00B156TD53 |25,446,831 |25,446,831 |11,492,450 |11,492,450 |13,389,900 | 3.486% | 3.455% |
+--------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+----------+
B: Financial Instruments
+----------------+--------------+----------------+----------------------+----------+
| Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Type of | Expiration | Exercise / | Number of Voting | % of |
| Financial | Date | Conversion | rights that may be | voting |
| Instrument | | Period /Date | acquired if the | rights |
| | | | instrument is | |
| | | | exercised / | |
| | | | converted | |
+----------------+--------------+----------------+----------------------+----------+
| | | | | |
+----------------+--------------+----------------+----------------------+----------+
Total (A + B)
+-------------------------+-------------------------+
|Number of Voting Rights | % of voting rights |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| 22,882,350 | 6.942% |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
21,055,112 shares (6.387%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds Banking Group plc (Direct / Indirect Interests).
Within these holdings 8,459,878 shares (2.566%) are managed on behalf of
Clerical Medical Managed Funds Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of Clerical
Medical Investment Group Limited, and a further 2,103,653 shares (0.638%) are
managed on behalf of Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited, a wholly owned
subsidiary of HBOS Financial Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS
Insurance & Investment Group Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds Banking Group plc. These holdings are therefore disclosed as an overall
Direct Interest.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 329,639,480
14. Contact name:
Matthew Wilson
15. Contact telephone number:
0113 235 7729
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| Nighthawk Energy plc | 01271 882160 |
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| David Bramhill | |
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| Westhouse Securities Limited | 0113 246 2610 |
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| Tim Feather / Matthew Johnson | |
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