Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6234P

Tullow Oil PLC

05 October 2011

 



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:                                                (   )

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):                                                                               ( X )

Change of Custodian

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation :

Prudential plc group of companies

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

See attached Schedule

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

3 October 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

    4 October 2011

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

See item 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 63,386,247	Number of voting Rights 63,386,247

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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ord 10p GB0001500809	63,386,247	62,675,088	711,159	6.93%	0.08%

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
63,386,247	7.01%

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

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

M&G Securities Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

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:

Following a change of custodian for a large number of funds managed by M&G, the registration details have changed and are now as detailed on the attached report. No other material changes have taken place.

14. Contact name:

Richard Taylor, Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

0203 249 9000

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