U.S. Oil and Gas plc
(the “Company”)
Holding(s) in Company
The Company today received notification that SVS Securities plc (“SVS”) disposed of 817,000 ordinary shares of EUR 0.0001 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) on 18 June 2010. As a result of this, SVS no longer has a substantial shareholding in the Company. SVS’ interest relates to a legal and beneficial holding.
THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENTS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
—ENDS—
For further information contact:
US Oil and Gas plc
Brian McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer +353 (0) 872383419
SVS Securities plc – PLUS Corporate Adviser
Peter Ward / Alexander Brearley +44 (0)20 7638 5600
SVS Securities plc – Broker
Ian Callaway / Alex Mattey +44 (0)20 7638 5600
Conduit PR
Jonathan Charles +44 (0)20 7429 6611
[email protected] +44 (0)7791 892509
Notes to Editors
US Oil and Gas plc is a PLUS (Ticker: USOP) listed oil and gas exploration company with a strategy to identify and acquire oil and gas assets in the early phase of the upstream life-cycle and mature them into marketable opportunities for the medium- and large-sized oil companies. The Company’s main asset is in Nye County, Nevada where it holds the entire share capital of the US-based company Major Oil International LLC. Major Oil has acquired, and intends to acquire, rights to exploration and development acreage in two high potential resource areas in Hot Creek Valley, Nye County, adjacent to the oil and gas rich Railroad Valley area of Nevada, both of which are part of the Sevier Thrust of central Nevada and western Utah, USA.
For further information please refer to our website at: www.usoil.us
U.S. OIL AND GAS PLC
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 21, 2010 06:23 ET (10:23 GMT)
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