Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4248U

Tullow Oil PLC

29 July 2015

 



For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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 Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		27 July 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		28 July 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		Below 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

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 Shares (GB0001500809)

117,785,158

117,785,158

116,235,158

12.754%

ADRs (US8994152028)

1,410,970

705,485

705,467

0.077%

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

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

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

116,940,625

12.831%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
As of  27 July 2015			Number of Shares	% of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds			116,940,625	12.831%
·      Capital Guardian Trust Company			13,723,289	1.506%
·      Capital International Limited			416,300	0.046%
·      Capital International SÁrl			2,269,946	0.249%
·      Capital International, Inc			2,517,518	0.276%
·      Capital Research and Management Company o  EuroPacific Growth Fund			98,013,572	10.754%
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 Corporate Counsel & Deputy Company Secretary Tullow Oil plc
15. Contact telephone number:	020 3249 9000

 

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