Holding in Company

RNS Number : 5167V

Tullow Oil PLC

29 May 2008

 

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

TULLOW OIL PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:   ( X )

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 :

BlackRock, Inc.

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):

23 May 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   28 May 2008

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

   Gone below 13%  

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
Ord 10p GB0001500809	Number of shares  93,667,824	Number of voting Rights  93,667,824

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
	Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ord 10p  GB0001500809	N/A	N/A	93,506,155	N/A	12.99%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	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
93,506,155	12.99%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 93,506,155 (12.99%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Richard Taylor, Deputy Company Secretary 

15. Contact telephone number:

0208 996 1000

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.

 

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