TIDMZEN TIDMMINI

RNS Number : 8093S

Zenith Energy Ltd

28 June 2018

June 28, 2018

ZENITH ENERGY LTD.

("Zenith" or the "Company")

TR1 - Notification of Major Holdings

Zenith Energy Ltd., ("Zenith" or the "Company"), (LSE: ZEN; TSX.V: ZEE), the international oil & gas production company operating the largest onshore oilfield in Azerbaijan, announces that it has received the following TR-1 Notification.

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                           ZENITH ENERGY LTD. 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             X 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                        X 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                                                  Miton UK Microcap Trust PLC 
 City and country of registered office                                                             Exeter, England 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
 Name                                                                                   BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office                                                             London, England 
  (if applicable) 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                                                                     26/06/2018 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                         27/06/2018 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                                      % of voting         % of voting rights    Total of both    Total number 
                                     rights attached      through financial      in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                                    to shares (total         instruments             8.B)         of issuer(vii) 
                                        of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                              1 + 8.B 2) 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                             4.13%                    -                 4.13%           214,094,217 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                            0.00%                    -                 0.00% 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)                  % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                          Direct                Indirect                       Direct                       Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive           (Art 9 of Directive          (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                                  (DTR5.2.1) 
                                         --------------------- 
 CA98936C1068                -                 8,848,312                         -                           4.13% 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                      8,848,312                                              4.13% 
                   -------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                     % of voting 
  financial          date(x)              Conversion              rights that may                      rights 
  instrument                              Period(xi)              be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                         ---------------------  -----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of           Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or       Number of          % of voting 
  financial         date(x)               Conversion             cash               voting rights      rights 
  instrument                              Period (xi)            settlement(xii) 
                  ---------------------  ---------------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
                                                                 SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                                ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled                           X 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
    Name(xv)            % of voting rights             % of voting rights         Total of both if 
                          if it equals or               through financial          it equals or is 
                         is higher than the             instruments if it          higher than the 
                        notifiable threshold           equals or is higher       notifiable threshold 
                                                       than the notifiable 
                                                            threshold 
                 --------------------------------  -------------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                   --------------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                   --------------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                   --------------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information(xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Exeter, England 
 Date of completion    27/06/2018 
                      ---------------- 
 

For further information please contact:

Zenith Energy Ltd.

Andrea Cattaneo

Chief Executive Officer

E-mail: info@zenithenergy.ca

Tel: +1 (587) 315 9031

Vigo Communications - PR Adviser

Patrick d'Ancona

Chris McMahon

Kate Rogucheva

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7830 9700

Daniel Stewart & Company Plc - (Joint Broker)

Robert Emmet- Corporate Broking

Nikhil Varghese- Corporate Finance

Tel: + 44 (0) 207 776 6550

Optiva Securities - (Joint Broker)

Christian Dennis

Tel: + 44 (0) 203 137 1903

Allenby Capital Limited - (Financial Adviser)

Nick Harriss

Nick Athanas

Tel: + 44 (0) 203 328 5656

Notes to Editors:

Zenith Energy Ltd. is an international oil and gas production company, dual listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and London Stock Exchange.

The Company operates the largest onshore oilfield in Azerbaijan following the signing of a 25-year REDPSA, (Rehabilitation, Exploration, Development and Production Sharing Agreement), with SOCAR, State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic, in 2016.

The Company's primary focus is the development of its Azerbaijan operations by leveraging its technical expertise and financial resources to maximise low-cost oil production via a systematic field rehabilitation programme intended to achieve significantly increased revenue. Zenith also operates, or has working interests in, a number of natural gas production concessions in Italy. The Company's Italian operations produce natural gas, natural gas condensate and electricity.

Zenith's development strategy is to identify and rapidly seize value-accretive hydrocarbon production opportunities in the onshore oil & gas sector. The Company's Board of Directors and senior management team have the experience and technical expertise to develop the Company successfully.

To find out more, visit www.zenithenergy.ca or follow Zenith on Twitter @zenithenergyltd

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