1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii
Gulf Marine Services Plc
GB00BJVWTM27
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
X
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 thenotification obligation: iii
Norges Bank
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
05 July 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
06 July 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Below 3% based on Voting rights attached to shares
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Indirect
11,821,042
8,521,042
2.44%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/Conversion Period xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
Lent shares, right to recall
At any time
3,550,000
1.02%
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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
12,071,042
3.45%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
None
14. Contact name:
Sai Aanandha Shankhar
15. Contact telephone number:
+47 2407 3134