TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Magnolia Petroleum Plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii GB00B1G3RY22
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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 UBS Investment Bank
notification obligation:iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) UBS AG London Branch
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 12 October
2012
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 October
2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 4%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of to the triggering
shares transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
using of of of shares rights
the ISIN Shares Voting
CODE Rights
Direct Direct xi
Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB00B1G3RY22 - - 35,990,577 36,990,577 - 4.61% -
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
- - - - -
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
financial date xvii Conversion period instrument refers to xix, xx
instrument xviii
- Nominal Delta
- - - -
- -
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
35,990,577 4.61%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable: xxi
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:
14. Contact name: Konstantina Georgaki / Nemanja Pantic
15. Contact telephone number: +41 44 239 4071