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BGF Investment Management Limited advised Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc on 7 August 2025 that it had disposed of its entire holding of ordinary shares on 6 August 2025. This transaction reduced BGF Investment Management Limited's stake from 5.925% to 0% of Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc's Issued Share Capital.
| Date | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Time | 16:23:23 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 4814U |
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc / Index: AIM / Epic: EOG / Sector: Oil & Gas
7 August 2025
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc
("Europa" or the "Company")
TR1 - Notification of change in significant shareholding
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM quoted UK, West Africa and Ireland focused oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces that BGF Investment Management Limited, has today advised the Company that it yesterday disposed of the entirety of its ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), which previously stood at 5.925% of the Company's Issued Share Capital.
The Company understands that BGF's fund mandate does not include Equatorial Guinea, and so they have sold out for that reason.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i |
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: |
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) Plc |
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) |
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Non-UK issuer |
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify) iii: |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv |
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Name |
BGF Investment Management Limited (a/c BGF Investments LP) |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
London, England |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v |
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Name |
Pershing Securities Limited (via Pershing Nominees Limited) |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
Liverpool, England |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: |
06/08/2025 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
07/08/2025 |
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
0% |
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0% |
0 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
5.925% |
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5.925% |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
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Ordinary GB00B03CJS30 |
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0 |
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0 |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A |
0 |
0 |
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash Settlement xii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
X |
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Name xv |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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BGF Group plc |
0 |
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0 |
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BGF Investment |
0 |
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0 |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
N/A |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
N/A |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional information xvi |
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Place of completion |
13-15 York Buildings, London, WC2N 6JU |
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Date of completion |
07/08/2025 |
* * ENDS * *
For further information, please visit www.europaoil.com or contact:
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William Holland / Louise Armstrong
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Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc |
mail@europaoil.com |
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Samantha Harrison / Ciara Donnelly / Elliot Peters
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Grant Thornton UK LLP - Nominated Adviser |
+44 (0) 20 7383 5100 |
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Peter Krens
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Tennyson Securities |
+44 (0) 20 7186 9033 |
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Patrick d'Ancona / Finlay Thomson |
Vigo Consulting |
+44 (0) 20 7390 0230 |