Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3869K
Tullow Oil PLC
20 August 2012
 

 

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:                                                ( 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):

 

15 August 2012

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

    17 August 2012

 

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

 

    Holding has gone above 11%

 

 

 

 

 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

 

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

 


Ord 10p
GB0001500809                                    

Number of shares

98,303,085

Number of Voting Rights

 

98,303,085

 




 




 

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

98,379,634

N/A

10.85%

 







B: Qualifying 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





 

 

 

 

 

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 xvii

Exercise / Conversion Period xviii

Number of voting rights instruments refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

 

CFD


 

 

 

 

 

1,474,854


Nominal

Delta


 

 



0.16%

0.16%

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights


99,854,488

11.01%

 

 

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

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 99,854,488 (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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