Regulatory News

1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached[ii]: 

Dragon Oil plc

2.         Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[x]      an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ]      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

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation[iii]:

Artio Global Management LLC

 

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]:

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached[v]:

                        3 June 2010

6.         Date on which issuer notified: 7 June 2010

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%

8.         Notified details:

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A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi]		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]
	Number of Shares[viii]	Number of Voting rights[ix]	Number of shares[x]	Number of voting rights[xi]		% of voting rights
			Indirect*	Direct[xii]	Indirect[xiii]	Direct	Indirect
IE0000590798	15.910.836	15.910.836	15.397.027		15.397.027		2,99%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)		15.910.836		15.397.027		2,99%

* Artio Global Management LLC acts as investment manager exercising proxy voting rights on behalf of independent beneficial owners.

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv]
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date[xv]	Exercise/Conversion  Period/ Date[xvi]	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

 

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	15.397.027	2,99%

 

9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable[xvii]:

Artio Global Management LLC acts as investment manager exercising proxy voting rights on behalf of independent beneficial owners.

 

10.       In case of proxy voting: Artio Global Management LLC will cease to hold 15.397.027 voting rights on termination of the relationship.

 

11.       Additional information:

Done at New York, USA on 7 June 2010.