15th Aug 2007 09:57
Premier Oil PLC15 August 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or Premier Oil PLCthe underlying issuer of existing shares to which votingrights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition 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) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)subject to the notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)(if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and 08 August 2007date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent): 6. Date on which issuer 14 August 2007notified: 7. Threshold(s) that is/are From 3% - 4% (L&G)crossed or reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of the Triggeringshares transactionifpossibleusing Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of votingthe ISIN Shares Voting shares rights rightsCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord GBP 3,143,704 3,143,704 3,285,468 3,285,468 4.000.50 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,285,468 4.00 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments are effectively held, if applicable:Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,285,468 - 4.00%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,731,357 (Direct) (LGIH)- 3.32%=PMC)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (2,731,357 - 3.32%=PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 82,051,548 14. Contact name: Heather Garratt, Deputy Company Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 730 1111 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
PMO.LLegal & General