REG - Tullow Oil PLC - Holding(s) in Company <Origin Href="QuoteRef">TLW.L</Origin>

Tullow OilAnnouncement

25/01/2017 12:11

RNS Number : 0920V
Tullow Oil PLC
25 January 2017
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:
23 January 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:
24 January 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 
Below 15% - Aggregate of voting rights from shares


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)
137,318,227
137,318,227


132,051,991

14.4401%

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
132,051,991
14.4401%


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

Number of
Shares
Percent of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings
132,051,991
14.4401%




Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:


 Capital Guardian Trust Company1


 Capital International, Inc.1


 Capital International Limited1


 Capital International Srl1


 Capital International K.K. 1


 Capital Research and Management Company2
115,791,652
12.6619%
- EuroPacific Growth Fund3
58,800,000
6.4299%
1Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company. 
2Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
3Mutual fund managed by Capital Research and Management Company. 
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 & Company Secretary
Tullow Oil plc
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3249 9000


This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
  END
HOLBELFLDFFZBBE