29th Oct 2007 15:06
Premier Oil PLC29 October 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 (Group)subject to the notification obligation: Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)------------------------------- --------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)(if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)------------------------------- --------------------5. Date of the transaction (and 17/10/2007date on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent):------------------------------- --------------------6. Date on which issuer 29/10/2007notified: ---------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are Above 5% (Group)crossed or reached: Above 5% (LGIM)------------------------------- -------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of to the Triggeringshares transactionifpossible Number Number of Number of Number of voting % of votingusing of Voting shares rights rightsthe ISIN Shares RightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ORD GBP Below 5% 3,538,860 3,538,860 661,084 4.31 0.800.50 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 4,199,944 5.11 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)(4,199,944 - 5.11% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (4,199,944 - 5.11% = TotalPosition) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) (4,199,944 - 5.11% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,538,860 -4.31% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,991,749 (Direct) (LGIH)-3.64% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (2,991,749 -3.64% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A12. 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 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14. Contact name: H Garratt, Premier Oil plc 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