Holding(s) in Company
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
ii
EnQuest PLC
2 Reason for the notification
(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
YES
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 the
notification obligation:
iii
Aberforth Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
iv
Shareholder Shares
1. Aberforth Smaller
Companies Trust plc
39,712,463
2. Aberforth UK Small
Companies Fund
5,442,751
All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfrth
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v
07/01/2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
08/01/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
5%
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
Direct Direct
xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
Ordinary
GB00B635TG28
Below 5% Below 5% 45,155,214 n/a 45,155,214 n/a 5.63
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
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
n/a
n/a n/a n/a
n/a
Nominal Delta
n/a n/a
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
45,155,214 5.63%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
n/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
n/a
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
Stefan Ricketts, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:
0207 925 4900