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RNS Number : 3923C

Global Energy Development PLC

30 April 2012

For immediate release 30 April 2012

Global Energy Development PLC

(or the "Company")

NOTIFIABLE INTEREST

On 27 April 2012, the Company received the following information:

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying             GLOBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      X 
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 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): 
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      3. Full name of person(s) subject                       HKN, INC. 
                    to the 
           notification obligation: 
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       4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
           (if different from 3.): 
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     5. Date of the transaction and date                    26 APRIL 2012 
                      on 
        which the threshold is crossed 
                      or 
                   reached: 
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      6. Date on which issuer notified:                     27 APRIL 2012 
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     7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
                      or 
                   reached:                                      34% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                    8. Notified details: 
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                                            A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type           Situation previous                           Resulting situation after the triggering 
     of                to the triggering                                          transaction 
   shares                 transaction 
 
     if 
  possible 
   using 
  the ISIN 
    CODE 
-----------  ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                  Number             Number            Number         Number of voting             % of voting rights 
                     of                 of            of shares             rights 
                   Shares             Voting 
                                      Rights 
-----------  ----------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------- 
                                                       Direct         Direct      Indirect      Direct          Indirect 
                                                                        xi           xii 
-----------    ------  ------  ------  ------      -------------  -------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
     1p 
  ordinary 
   shares       12,126,769         12,126,769        12,226,769     12,226,769                  34.16% 
             ----------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  --------------  --------------- 
 
 
                                            B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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                                    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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  Type of financial      Expiration                Exercise/                  Number of voting             % of voting 
      instrument             date              Conversion Period               rights that may                rights 
                                                                                      be 
                                                                               acquired if the 
                                                                                instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
---------------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
                       C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
                                                         Instruments 
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                                    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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   Type of        Exercise       Expiration        Exercise/             Number of voting            % of voting rights 
  financial         price            date          Conversion            rights instrument 
  instrument                                         period                  refers to 
-------------  --------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------------------------  -------------------------- 
                                                                                                    Nominal        Delta 
-------------  --------------  --------------  -----------------  -----------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 
 
                                                       Total (A+B+C) 
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                    Number of voting rights                                     Percentage of voting rights 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
                          12,226,769                                                       34.16% 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
   9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
                                       the 
           financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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                  HKN, Inc. is a direct holder of the shares. 
 
                                 Proxy Voting: 
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           10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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   11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
                       cease 
                      to hold: 
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   12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
                        hold 
                   voting rights: 
--------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
 
 
       13. Additional information: 
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           14. Contact name:               Sarah Gasch, Executive V/P and CFO 
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     15. Contact telephone number:                 (817) 424-2424 USA 
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For further information please contact

Global Energy Development PLC

 
 Anna Williams, Director of Business 
   Development and Company Secretary               +001 817 310 0240 
  awilliams@globalenergyplc.com 
   www.globalenergyplc.com 
 

Buchanan (Financial PR)

 
 Tim Thompson              +44 (0)20 7466 5000 
 Ben Romney 
 
 
 Northland Capital Partners Limited 
  Louis Castro                                   +44 (0)20 7796 8800 
 

Lauren Kettle

Westhouse Securities +44 (0) 20 7601 6100 Tom Price

Andrew Matharu

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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