MAGELLAN PETROLEUM AUSTRALIA LTD: Magellan Petroleum Corporation increased its voting power to 67.29% on March 21 and further increased it to 70.967% on March 22 and further increased it to 72.51% on March 23.
NEXUS ENERGY LTD: Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its substantial shareholding to 12.27% on March 16 and further increased it to 13.78% on March 20.
ORIGIN ENERGY LTD: Bruce Beeren acquired 2,065 shares at $6.99 per share on March 20 pursuant to the non-executive directors share plan, taking his total holding to 480,091 ordinary fully paid shares held directly, 74,329 ordinary fully paid shares, held indirectly, 800,000 options held directly and 1,032 ordinary shares held indirectly.
Grant King acquired 2,800 ordinary shares at $6.900030 per shares on March 20 pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan, taking his total holding to 33,556 ordinary fully paid shares held directly, 211,213 ordinary fully paid shares held indirectly and 2,250,000 options held indirectly.
James Williams, Trevor Bourne, Colin Carter and Helen Nugent acquired ordinary shares on March 20 pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan and purchase of securities pursuant to the non-executive directors share plan at prices ranging from $6,900030 per share to $6.99 per share. Williams acquired 2,215 shares, taking his total holding, direct and indirect, to 20,936 ordinary fully paid shares and 12,722 ordinary fully paid shares. Bourne acquired 2,282 shares taking his total holding 27,345 ordinary fully paid shares held directly and 11,005 ordinary fully paid shares held indirectly. Carter acquired 2,144 shares taking his total holding to 6,596 ordinary fully paid shares held directly and 24,362 ordinary fully paid shares, held indirectly. Nugent acquired 2,098 shares taking her total holding to 2,825 ordinary fully paid shares held directly and 11,221 ordinary fully paid shares, held indirectly.
PACRIM ENERGY LTD: Mark Maine acquired 300,000 ordinary shares for $6,900 in on market trade on March 21, taking his total holding to 1,000,000 ordinary shares, held indirectly.
PO VALLEY ENERGY LIMITED: Hunter Hall Investment Management Ltd, Hunter Hall International Ltd, Hunter Hall Global Value Ltd, Hampshire Assets and Services PL and Peter James Hall increased their substantial shareholding to 13.078% on March 15.
QUEENSLAND GAS COMPANY LTD: Dale Elphinstone acquired 1,708,334 ordinary shares on March 17 for $1,025,000.40 pursuant to new issue, taking his total holding to 40,777,110 ordinary shares, held indirectly. On March 21 Elphinstone acquired a further 340,000 ordinary shares for $265,326 taking his total holding to 41,117,110 ordinary shares, held indirectly. Richard Cottee acquired 1,360 ordinary shares and a further 1,360 ordinary shares at $0.73 in on market purchase on March 21. Following these transactions, he now holds a total, direct and indirect, of 480,000 ordinary shares, 1,094 ordinary shares, 5,736 ordinary shares and 1,360 ordinary shares. Francis Connolly acquired 3,500 ordinary shares at $80.5 cents per share, taking his total holding to 200,637 ordinary shares, held directly and indirectly.
Hyperion Asset Management Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder on March 17.
SDS CORPORATION LTD: Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd decreased its substantial shareholding to 5.07% on March 22.
SPHERE INVESTMENTS LTD: Timothy King changed his substantial shareholding to 6.16% on March 17/ Also on March 17, Alexander Burns changed his substantial shareholding to 7.09%. FMR Corp and Fidelity International Ltd changed its substantial holding to 8.42% due to an increase in Sphere Investments Ltd share capital.
TAP OIL LTD: Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd decreased its substantial shareholding to 6.23% on March 21.
WORLEYPARSONS LTD: Barclay Global Investors Australia Ltd became a substantial shareholder on March 17 with a voting power of 5.25%.
