Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Les Wood (CFO)

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

As per 1(a)

b)

Initial notifications /Amendments

Initial notifications

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Tullow Oil plc

b)

LEI

2138003EYHWO75RKS857

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0001500809

b)

Nature of the transactions

(1) Exercise of nil price options granted pursuant to the rules of the Tullow Incentive Plan.

(2) Sale of ordinary shares of 10p each

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

(1) £0.00

Volume(s)

(1) 101,249

(2) £0.2623

(2) 47,711

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

(1) 101,249

(2) 47,711

(1) £0.00

(2) £12,514.60

e)

Date of the transactions

(1) 11.05.2020

(2) 11.05.2020

f)

Place of the transactions

(1) Outside a trading venue

(2) London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Adam Holland

Date of notification: 14.05.2020