For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex +--------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ |1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing|Enquest PLC| |shares to which voting rights are attached: | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ +---------+--+-+ |2 Reason for | |the | |notification | |(please tick | |the | |appropriate | |box or | |boxes): | +---------+--+-+ |An |X| |acquisition | | |or disposal | | |of voting | | |rights | | +---------+--+-+ |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|Baillie Gifford & Co| |notification obligation: | | +----------------------------------------+--------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | | |different from 3.): | | +----------------------------------------+--------------------+ |5. Date of the transaction and date on | 6 December 2012 | |which the threshold is crossed or | | |reached: | | +----------------------------------------+--------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: | 7 December 2012 | +----------------------------------------+--------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 5% | |reached: | | +----------------------------------------+--------------------+ +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------++--- -+ | | |8. Notified details: | +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------++--- -+ |A: Voting rights attached | |to shares | +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------++--- -+ |Class/type of |Situation |Resulting | |shares |previous |situation | |if possible using |to the |after the | |the ISIN CODE |triggering |triggering | | |transaction |transaction | +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------++--- -+ |Number |Number |Number |Number of |% of | |of |of |of |voting |voting | |Shares |Voting |shares |rights |rights | | |Rights | | | | +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------++--- -+ |Direct |Direct |Indirect|Direct |Indirect| +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------++--- -+ |OrdinaryShareGB00B635TG28|Below 5%|Below 5%|40,526,739| |40,526,739||5.05| +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------++--- -+ | | +-------------------------+--------+--------+----------+--------+----------++--- -+ +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ |B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ |Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ |Type of financial|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting| |instrument |date |Conversion|rights that may be |rights | | | |Period |acquired if the | | | | | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/ converted.| | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ |N/A | | | | | +-----------------+----------+----------+---------------------+-----------+ +----------+--------+----------+----------+----------+-------+----------+ |C: | |Financial | |Instruments | |with | |similar | |economic | |effect to | |Qualifying | |Financial | |Instruments | +----------+--------+----------+----------+----------+-------+----------+ |Resulting | |situation | |after the | |triggering | |transaction | +----------+--------+----------+----------+----------+-------+----------+ |Type of |Exercise|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of |% of voting rights| |financial |price |date |Conversion|voting | | |instrument| | |period |rights | | | | | | |instrument| | | | | | |refers to | | +----------+--------+----------+----------+----------+-------+----------+ |N/A | | | | |Nominal|Delta | +----------+--------+----------+----------+----------+-------+----------+ | | | +----------+--------+----------+----------+----------+-------+----------+ +-----------------------+---------------------------+ |Total (A+B+C) | +-----------------------+---------------------------+ |Number of voting rights|Percentage of voting rights| +-----------------------+---------------------------+ | 40,526,739 | 5.05 | +-----------------------+---------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the| |financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |In the narrative below, the figures in brackets indicate the amount of voting | |rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where | |relevant.Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the | |parent undertaking of an investment management group.Its wholly-owned | |subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited [928526; 0.12%] is | |also a discretionary investment manager.Its wholly-owned subsidiary | |undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [3488860; 0.44%] is an OEIC | |Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its | |discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.Its wholly | |-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited [13928314; 1.74%] | |is a life assurance company which procures discretionary investment management| |services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own account | |shareholdings. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------+---+ |Proxy Voting: | +----------------------------------------------------------------+---+ |10. Name of the proxy holder: |N/A| +----------------------------------------------------------------+---+ |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|Notification is based on a total| |information: | voting rights figure of| | | 802,660,757| +--------------+--------------------------------+ |14. Contact | Paul WatersCompany Secretary| |name: | | +--------------+--------------------------------+ |15. Contact | 020 7925 4900| |telephone | | |number: | | +--------------+--------------------------------+
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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