Heritage Oil Plc: Holding(s) in Company

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - May 20, 2014) - Heritage Oil Plc (the "Company") (LSE:HOIL) -
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii
Credit Suisse Group AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v
16 May 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
20 May 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii
9%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,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 rights x | |||||||||
Indirect | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||
JE00B2Q4TN56 | 24,684,090 | 24,684,090 | 25,389,028 | 9.135% |
B: Financial Instruments | ||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv | 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 Instruments xv,xvi | ||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix,xx | |||||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
25,389,028 | 9.135% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
1. | Credit Suisse Group AG |
2. | Credit Suisse Securities (EUROPE) Limited |
3. | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC |
4. | Credit Suisse AG |
5. | Credit Suisse Funds AG |
6. | Credit Suisse international |
7. | Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC |
8. | Credit Suisse Fund Management S.A. |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:
13. Additional information:
Based on total voting rights of 277,925,878
14. Contact name:
Anthony Allen/ Paul MacDonald
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0) 20 7888 5416/ 8548