Crimson Tide Plc ("Crimson Tide" or the "Company") Holding in Company
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in hares

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

Crimson Tide

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

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

Other (please specify):_

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

Helium Special Situations Fund

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

28/01/2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29/01/2015

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

20%

8. Notified details:


n/a

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the

ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering

transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares

if possible using the

ISIN CODE

Number of

Shares

Number of

Voting

Rights

Number

of shares

Number of voting

rights

% of voting

rights

Class/type of shares

if possible using the

ISIN CODE

Number of

Shares

Number of

Voting

Rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0002080082

86'330'000

86'330'000

91'080'000

91'080'000

-

20.45%

-

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/

Date

Number of voting rights that may be

acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

-

-

-

-

-

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

91'080'000

20.45%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

n/a

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

-

14. Contact name:

Christian Benz, ISPartners (Co-Advisor to the

Helium Sp. Sit. Fund)

15. Contact telephone number:

+41 43 888 7342


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For further information, please contact:

Crimson Tide plc 01892 542444 Barrie Whipp/ Stephen Goodwin

W.H. Ireland Limited 020 7220 1666 James Joyce / James Bavister

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