(HEGY.L) Helius Energy PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 5990B Helius Energy Plc 29 October 2009

29 October 2009

Helius Energy plc

("Helius Energy" or the "Company")

TR - 1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

The Company received the following TR-1 notification on 28 October 2009.

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Helius Energy Plc

of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 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 FIL Limited

notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s) See attached schedule

(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on 22 October 2009

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 10%

reached: vi, vii

8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction

if possible using the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Indirect Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB00B1GF9F36 8,462,494 8,462,494 8,494,732 8,494,732 10.03

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 financial Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument Conversion period xviii
Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
8,494,732 10.03

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

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: FIL Limited
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire: 32,238
12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights: 22 October 2009
13. Additional information: None
14. Contact name: Amanda Chana

15. Contact telephone number:
fil-regreporting@fil.com

Issuer name: HELIUS ENERGY PLC

Current ownership percentage: 10.03%

Total shares held: 8,494,732

Issued share capital: 84,680,986

FIL Limited (FIL) is the 7,929,600 BROWN BROS HARRIMN FIL
parent LTD LUX
holding company for various 526,362 BROWN BROTHERS FIJ
direct and indirect HARRIMAN AND CO
subsidiaries, including FIL 38,770 JP MORGAN, FIL
Fund Management BOURNEMOUTH

Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST),

Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.

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