30th Oct 2007 15:22
Tullow Oil PLC30 October 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting 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 theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation : Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) : 17 October 2007* 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transactionusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting RightsOrd 10pGB0001500809 24,688,566 24,688,556 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible using the ISINCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord 10p 29,642,611 29,642,611 4.12% GB0001500809 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 29,642,611 4.12% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct andIndirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (29,642,611 - 4.12% = LGAS, LGPL, &PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (25,715,694 - 3.57% = PMC) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS &Limited (PMC) (25,715,694 - 3.57% = PMC) LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) 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: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 719,414,147 Please note that this notification has been delayed due to a large number ofdisclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which hascome to L&G in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14. Contact name: TOM HICKEY, COMPANY SECRETARY 15. Contact telephone number: 0208 996 1000 This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Tullow Oil