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Premier Oil PLC01 April 2008 Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Premier Oil plcexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) Yes An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification AXA S.A. and its group of companiesobligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 30/03/08threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 31/03/08 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction triggering transactionof shares Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting shares voting rights sharesIf possible rights use ISIN code Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB00335 8,146,808 8,146,808 928,704 928,704 7,417,835 1.13% 9.03% 60011 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights that Percentageinstrument conversion may be period/date of voting rights acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 8,346,539 10.16% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable:See table below Name of Company/Fund Number of Shares % of Issued Capital/Voting RightsAXA Ireland Pension Fund (Indirect) 1,562 0.00190AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance 147,635 0.17978Society plc (Direct)AXA Rosenberg (Direct) 147,741 0.17991AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund (Indirect) 35,000 0.04262AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund (Indirect) 7,000 0.00852AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund (Indirect) 7,000 0.00852AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Opportunities Fund (Indirect) 100,000 0.12178PPP Healthcare Group plc (Direct) 12,825 0.01562Sun Life Pensions Management Limited (Direct) 5,000 0.00609Sun Life Pensions Management Limited (Direct) 12,090 0.01472Sun Life Assurance Society Plc (Direct) 81,665 0.09945AXA Rosenberg (Direct) 108,400 0.13200AXA Insurance UK (Direct) 64,433 0.07846AXA UK Group Pension Scheme (Indirect) 16,000 0.01948AXA General Unit Trust (Indirect) 20,000 0.02436Sun Life International (IOM) Limited (Direct) 50,000 0.06089AXA Rosenberg (Indirect) 2,714,615 3.30573Sun Life International (IOM) Limited (Direct) 5,000 0.00609Sun Life Pensions Management Limited (Direct) 5,266 0.00641Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd (Direct) 7,100 0.00865Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity (Direct) 20,289 0.02471Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker 13,885 0.01691(Direct)Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity (Direct) 90,978 0.11079Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracer 69,465 0.08459(Direct)AXA Framlington Trustees for Roman Catholics (Indirect) 100,000 0.12178AXA Framlington London Scottish Pension Fund (Indirect) 44,289 0.05393AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund 251,000 0.30566(Indirect)AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund (Indirect) 285,000 0.34706AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund (Indirect) 66,000 0.08037AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler (Indirect) 55,000 0.06698AXA Framlington Framlington Income & Capital (Indirect) 75,000 0.09133AXA Framlington UK Select Ops (Indirect) 2,953,606 3.59676AXA Framlington Managed Balanced (Indirect) 240,000 0.29226AXA Framlington UK Growth (Indirect) 130,000 0.15831Framlington Onshore Private Clients (Indirect) 192,245 0.23411Framlington Onshore Private Clients (Indirect) 10,450 0.01273Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive (Direct) 58,465 0.07120Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive (Direct) 28,467 0.03467Axa Framlington EDF Energy Group (Indirect) 114,068 0.13891 Total Direct 928,704 1.13093 Total Indirect 7,417,835 9.03309 TOTAL 8,346,539 10.16402 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional Information: Jane Powney 14. Contact name: 0207 730 1111 15. Contact telephone number: For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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