Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7412O

Tullow Oil PLC

02 July 2010

 

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) :

30 June 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

    1 July 2010

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

    From 4% - 3% (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 32,230,429*	Number of voting Rights 32,230,429

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	35,414,975	35,414,975		3.99%

*Situation Previous disclosure is based on shares in issue of 800,060,700, while the resulting situation disclosure is based upon shares in issue of 887,239,299.

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
35,414,975	3.99%

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) (35,414,975 - 3.99% = LGAS, LGPL, & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (29,344,185 - 3.30% = PMC)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (29,344,185 - 3.30% = 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:

14. Contact name:

Maninder Dhiman, Company Secretarial Assistant

15. Contact telephone number:

0208 996 1000

 

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