Holding(s) in Company

Tullow Oil PLC
12 April 2002



Tullow Oil Plc

12 April 2002


Re: Holding in Company

A letter form Threadneedle Asset Management Limited to Tullow Oil Plc dated the
05 April 2002, received by Tullow Oil Plc on the 08th April 2002.


Section 198 Companies Act 1985

We refer to the letter dated 24 December 2001, disclosing a Notifiable Interest
of Zurich Financial Services and its Group in the shares of your Company.

In accordance will the provisions of the above Section and on behalf of the
above, we would inform you that it has ceased to have a notifiable interest over
shares in your Company.



Alan Kaye

Secretary

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited



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