LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwire) — 09/06/12 — 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:ii
Heritage Oil Plc (TSX: HOC)(LSE: HOIL)
2. Reason for the notification:
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) and Capital Group International, Inc. (“CGII”) will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under management by CMRC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by the Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CGC”). It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal that CGC is reporting the aggregated holding.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):iv
Holdings by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Management Companies and Funds:
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v
3 September 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 September 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii
Above 8%
8. Notified details:
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:
15. Contact telephone number:
Contacts:
Heritage Oil Plc
Paul Atherton
+44 1534 835 400