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Tullow OilAnnouncement

05/10/2015 11:00

RNS Number : 2135B
Tullow Oil PLC
05 October 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:
1 October 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
2 October 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 
Below 12%
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)
111,824,194
111,824,194


109,187,335

11.978% 

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
109,187,335
11.978%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
As of 01 October 2015
Number of Shares
% of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds
109,187,335
11.978%
 Capital Guardian Trust Company
8,945,955
0.981%
 Capital International Limited
354,100
0.039%
 Capital International Srl
1,622,088
0.178%
 Capital International, Inc
1,603,318
0.176%
 Capital Research and Management Company
o EuroPacific Growth Fund
96,661,874
10.604%

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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