Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6957J
Tullow Oil PLC
16 June 2014
 



 






TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 qualifying 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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):


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

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

See Schedule A

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

12 June 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 June 2014

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

Above 4%



 

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

(GB0001500809)

34,557,587

34,557,587



36,584,376


4.019%


ADRs

(US8994152028)

786,387

393,194



391,275


0.043%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

N/A






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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights

 

N/A




 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

36,975,651

4.0617%



 

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

 

See Schedule A


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:

Kevin Massie

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0) 203 249 9000




 

 

Schedule A

 

As of 12 June 2014

 



Tullow Oil plc

Number of Shares

 

Percent of Outstanding

 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

 

36,975,651

 

4.062%

 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:



·    Capital Guardian Trust Company

11,546,310

1.268%

·    Capital International Limited

489,050

0.054%

·    Capital International SÁrl

1,009,394

0.111%

·     Capital International, Inc.

1,353,776

 

0.149%

·     Capital Research and Management Company

22,577,121

2.480%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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