March 3, 2021
ZENITH ENERGY LTD.
("Zenith" or the "Company")
Major Shareholding Notification
Zenith Energy Ltd. ("Zenith" or the "Company") (LSE: ZEN; OSE: ZENA), the listed international oil & gas production company focused on pursuing African development opportunities, announces that the Company has received the following TR-1 Notification which is published without amendment.
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 underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Zenith Energy Ltd
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer X
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
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name Nordnet AB (publ) 559073-6681
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Sweden
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name Nordnet Pensionsförsäkring AB 516406-0286 (SE)
Nordnet Livsforsikring AS 914350956 (NO)
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Sweden and Norway
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 26/02/2021
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 03/03/2021
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) % of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 5,01 0 5,01 1 070 644 350
Position of previous notification (if
applicable) 4,99 0 4,99
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possi-ble) Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
Direct
(DTR5.1) Indirect
(DTR5.2.1) Direct
(DTR5.1) Indirect
(DTR5.2.1)
CA98936C1068 53 678 213 5,01
SUBTOTAL 8. A 53 678 213 5,01
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument Expiration
datex Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted. % of voting rights
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of finan-cial instrument Expiration
datex Exercise/
Conversion Period xi Physical or cash
settlementxii Number of voting rights % of voting rights
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 by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary) X
Namexv % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial in-struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Nordnet AB (publ)
Nordnet Livsforsikring AS 4,93 4,93
Nordnet Pensionsförsäk-ring AB 0,08 0,08
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 informationxvi
On 26 February 2021, Nordnet Livsforsikring AS purchased 184 838 ordinary shares in Zenith Energy Ltd, increasing Nordnet AB’s indirect holding from 53 493 375 (4,99 %) to 53 678 213 (5,01 %).
Nordnet Pensionsförsäkring AB and Nordnet Livsforsikring AS are wholly owned subsidiaries of Nordnet AB (publ).
Place of completion Stockholm
Date of completion 03/03/2021
Further Information:
Zenith Energy Ltd
Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +1 (587) 315 9031
E-mail: info@zenithenergy.ca
Allenby Capital Limited - Financial Adviser & Broker
Nick Harriss
Nick Athanas
Tel: + 44 (0) 203 328 5656
Notes to Editors:
Zenith Energy Ltd. is an international oil and gas production company, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:ZEN) and the Euronext Growth Market of the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE:ZENA).
Zenith's development strategy is to identify and rapidly seize value-accretive hydrocarbon production opportunities in the oil & gas sector, specifically in Africa.