For immediate release: 25 June 2010
Northern Petroleum Plc
("Northern" or "the Company")
Notification of Shareholding
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:
Northern Petroleum Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate
bracket/s):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify): ( )
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
24/06/2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
25/06/2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
6%
8. Notified details:
……………..
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
possible using the ISIN
CODE
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
GB00B0D47T64 3,966,480 3,966,480
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares if possible
using the ISIN
CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00B0D47T64 5,296,679 5,296,679 0 6.62 0.00
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial Conversion Period rights that may be rights
instrument / Date acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
Total (A+B)
Number of voting % of voting rights
rights
6.62
5,296,679
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
RFS Holdings N.V.
ABN AMRO Holding N.V.
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
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:
This Notification is based upon the Voting Rights figure of 79,997,995 obtained
from your Regulatory Announcement dated 31st March 2010.
14. Contact name:
Chris Foss, Director of Legal & Corporate Affairs
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7469 2900
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Notes to Editors:
For further information on Northern visit www.northpet.com.