Serica Energy-Holding(s) in Company-2

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Oct. 30, 2012) - Serica Energy plc (AIM:SQZ)(TSX:SQZ) -

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:	Serica Energy plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Global Reserve Group LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	29 October 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:	29 October 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	14%, 13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4% and 3%

8. Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/ type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indi- rect	Direct	Indi- rect
GB00B0CY5V57 Ordinary shares USD 0.10	25,501,736	25,501,736	25,501,736	25,501,736	0	14.4%	0%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/ date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	Percentage of voting rights

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:

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

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