24th Jan 2006 16:17
Tullow Oil PLC24 January 2006 Tullow Oil plc ('Tullow' or 'the Company') Holding in Company On 23 January 2006, Tullow received notification that Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc has a notifiable interest in 92,472,904 ordinary shares of 10peach in the Company which represents 14.28% of the issued share capital of Tullow. This total holding is held by a number of holding companies of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Limited and by certain other companies.Of the 92,472,904 ordinary shares in which Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc has a notifiable interest, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Limitedhas a notifiable interest of 92,459,104 shares (14.27%). By virtue of a separate holding of 3,700 ordinary shares Merrill Lynch Group, Inc hasa notifiable interest of 92,462,804 ordinary shares (14.27%) Tullow has been informed that the shares held by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Limited to which this notification relatesare registered as follows: Registered Holder Number Beneficial(if known) Of Shares Interests Nutraco Nominees Ltd 43,266,704 No(Designated and Undesignated) Possfund (MAM) Nominees Ltd 1,586,900 No Britel (MAM) Nominees Ltd 1,650,500 No Merrill Lynch Pension 46,224 YesNominees Ltd Merrill Lynch Pension 5,178,325 YesNominees Ltd A/C Noncert Treasury of the 1,474,297 NoGovernment of the Isle of ManNominees A/C 5 Treasury of the 2,416,046 NoGovernment of the Isle of ManNominees A/C 10 Stamford Nominees 149,700 NoLimited A/C CHARTY Other names 36,690,408 No Total 92,459,104 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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