Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3226H
Tullow Oil PLC
10 July 2012
 

 

TR-1: 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 acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                    ( X )

 

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):

 

5 July 2012

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

    9 July 2012

 

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

 

    Holding has gone below 11%

 

 

 

 

 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

 

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

 


Ord 10p
GB0001500809                                    

Number of shares

99,154,103

Number of Voting Rights

 

99,154,103

 

 

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

98,303,085

N/A

10.84%

 

B: Qualifying 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





 

 

 

 

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial instrument

Exercise Price

Exercise date xvii

Exercise / Conversion Period xviii

Number of voting rights instruments refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

 

CFD


 

 

 

 

 

 

1,061,567


Nominal

Delta


 

 



0.12%

0.12%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

99,364,652

10.96%

 

 

 

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 - 99,364,652 (10.96%)

 

 

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:

 

0203 249 9385

 

     

 

 


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