17th May 2006 14:35
Tullow Oil PLC17 May 2006 Tullow Oil plc ('Tullow' or 'the Company') Holding in Company On 17 May 2006, Tullow received notification that Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc had anotifiable interest at 15 May 2006 in 92,372,041 ordinary shares of 10p each inthe Company which represents 14.21% of the issued share capital of Tullow. This total holding is held by a number of holding companies of Merrill LynchInvestment Managers Group Limited and by certain other companies. Of the92,372,041 ordinary shares in which Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc has a notifiableinterest, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Limited has a notifiableinterest of 92,163,241 shares (14.18%). Tullow has been informed that as at 15 May 2006 the shares held by Merrill LynchInvestment Managers Group Limited to which this notification relates wereregistered as follows: Registered Holder NumberBeneficial (if known) Of SharesInterests Nutraco Nominees Ltd 49,492,845 No (Designated and Undesignated) Britel (MAM) Nominees Ltd 1,095,700 No Merrill Lynch Pension 83,111 Yes Nominees Ltd Merrill Lynch Pension 5,053,569 Yes Nominees Ltd A/C Noncert Treasury of the 1,169,958 No Government of the Isle of Man Nominees A/C 5 Treasury of the 2,033,653 No Government of the Isle of Man Nominees A/C 10 Stamford Nominees 180,300 No Limited A/C CHARTY Other names 33,054,105 No Total 92,163,241 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:
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