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RNS Number : 9742P

Gulfsands Petroleum PLC

11 October 2011

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
 underlying issuer of existing shares to     Gulfsands Petroleum PLC 
 which voting rights are attached: (ii)       GB00B06VGC01 
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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 
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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 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please    Change of share capital and voting rights after 
  specify):        buyback program                                        x 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii)       Norges Bank 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)          N/A 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v)                         7(th) Oct 2011 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     11(th) Oct 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                   4% 
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 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       Situation previous 
 using the       to the triggering                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE       transaction                         transaction 
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                                Number 
                Number           of 
                 of              Voting             Number        Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                 Shares          Rights              of shares     rights                   (x) 
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                                                                  Direct        Indirect 
                                                    Direct         (xi)          (xii)     Direct         Indirect 
-------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ---  ------------  ------------  ---------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB00B06VGC01   4,806,386       4,806,386           4,806,386     4,806,386                4.001% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                       Number of voting 
                                                                        rights that may 
                                                                        be 
                                        Exercise/                       acquired if the 
 Type of financial     Expiration        Conversion Period              instrument is               % of voting 
  instrument            date (xiii)      (xiv)                          exercised/ converted.        rights 
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 N/A                   N/A              N/A                            N/A                          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 rights 
 instrument        price         date (xvii)    (xviii)            refers to                    (xix, xx) 
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 N/A              N/A           N/A            N/A                N/A                          Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                               N/A           N/A 
-------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ---  ----------    ---  -------  ---------      ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 4,806,386                                                      4.001% 
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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) 
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 N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                      Norges Bank 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold:                                          N/A 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights:                                    N/A 
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 13. Additional information:             None 
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 14. Contact name:                       Jeanette Ronne 
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 15. Contact telephone number:           +47 2407 3330 
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