Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6773L

Tullow Oil PLC

06 September 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):

3 September 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

    5 September 2012

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

    Holding has gone above 11%

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 98,151,134		Number of Voting Rights 98,151,134
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		98,313,658	N/A		10.84%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	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	Exercise / Conversion Period	Number of voting rights instruments refers to	% of voting rights
CFD				1,585,141	Nominal	Delta
					0.17%	0.17%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
99,898,799	11.01%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 99,898,799 (11.01%)

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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