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For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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		 Gulfsands Petroleum Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An 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
notification obligation: iii		 Richard Griffiths and controlled undertakings
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv		 Richard Griffiths
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v		 23 April 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 April 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii		 9%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
sharesif possible using
the ISIN CODE		 Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction		 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares		 Number
of
Voting
Rights		 Number
of shares		 Number of voting
rights		 % of voting rights x
 Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
Ordinary GB00B06VGC01 9,450,000 9,450,000 10,690,512 10,690,512 9.07%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument		 Expiration
datexiii		 Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv		 Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.		 % of voting
rights
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
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
10,690,512 9.07%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Seren Capital Management Limited 8,690,512
Cream Capital Limited 2,000,000
Total 10,690,512

The above undertakings are all controlled by Richard Griffiths
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: Mike Bretherton
15. Contact telephone number: 01481 738724

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name 
(including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address 
(registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
Other useful information 
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number & email
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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