Serica Energy PLC: Holding(s) in Company

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - May 8, 2014) -  Serica Energy PLC (TSX: SQZ) (LSE: SQZ)

   
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES  
     
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii Serica 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 thenotification obligation: iii   Peter Gyllenhammar
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):iv   Bronsstädet AB
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v   07/05/2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:   08/05/2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:vi, vii   3%
     
     
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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 rightsx
Direct Directxi   Indirectxii   Direct Indirect
  7,367,573   7,367,573   7,546,271 7,546,271       3.02%  
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type
of
financial
instrument		 Expiration
datexiii		 Exercise/
Conversion
Periodxiv		 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 Instrumentsxv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type
of
financial
instrument		 Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/
Conversion periodxviii		 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
7,546,271   3.02%
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
Peter Gyllenhammar is the 100% owner of the following company owning the shares in Serica Energy plc:
Bronsstädet AB
 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:  
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:  
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:  
 
13. Additional information:    
14. Contact name:   Peter Gyllenhammar
15. Contact telephone number:   0046 708 185244

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