Alliance : TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii

Alkane Energy PLC  

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

Change of shares in issue

Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii

ALLIANCE TRUST PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv

ALLIANCE TRUST SUSTAINABLE FUTURE UK GROWTH FUND (A SUB-FUND OF THE ALLIANCE TRUST SUSTAINABLE FUTURE ICVC)

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

21 July 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 July 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

5% of voting rights .

8. Notified details:

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

6,228,982          

4.253%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Alliance Trust PLC is the parent of Alliance Trust Investments Limited which is the Authorised Corporate Director for the Alliance Trust Sustainable Future ICVC. These holdings are held within one of the constituent funds of this ICVC umbrella as listed in 4 above

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:

Mr Ian Anderson, Alliance Trust PLC

15. Contact telephone number:

01382 321238