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Tullow OilAnnouncement

16/12/2016 12:10

RNS Number : 0992S
Tullow Oil PLC
16 December 2016
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:
Commonwealth Bank of Australia on behalf of the controlled undertaking;
First State Investments (UK) Limited
First State Investments (Singapore)
First State Investments International Limited
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:
14th December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
16th December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 
<3%
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
GB0001500809
28,747,617
28,747,617
26,215,830
26,215,830

2.87%



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
26,215,830
2.87%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
First State Investments (UK) Limited - 6,180,186 - 0.68%
First State Investments (Singapore) - 11,886,530 - 1.30%
First State Investments International Limited - 8,149,114 - 0.89%

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:

Please be advised 912,486,489 was used as the denominator.
14. Contact name:
Kevin Massie
Corporate Counsel & Company Secretary
Tullow Oil plc
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3249 9000

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