Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6998P

Tullow Oil PLC

30 March 2009

 



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 :

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

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

26 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

   27 March 2009

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

   From 3% - 4% (L&G)  

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 31,246,116	Number of voting Rights  31,246,116

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	32,230,429	32,230,429		4.02%

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
32,230,429	4.02%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (32,230,429 - 4.02% = LGAS, LGPL, & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (29,253,374 - 3.65% = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (29,253,374 - 3.65% = PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 800,060,700 

*(issued share capital announced for February end Total Voting Rights announcement from Tullow Oil plc, dated 2nd March 2009)

14. Contact name:

Maninder Dhiman, Company Secretarial Assistant

15. Contact telephone number:

0208 996 1000

 

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