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Premier Oil PLC6 June 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY PREMIER OIL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST LEGAL & GENERAL 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 2. ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction UNDISCLOSED 11) Date company informed 31.05.05 12) Total holding following this notification 3,595,181 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4.36% 14) Any additional information SEE BELOW 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries LISA PARSONS 020 7730 1111 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification S C HUDDLE - COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification 6 JUNE 2005 LETTER TO: PREMIER OIL PLCDATED: 31ST MAY 2005 Message: Following a review of our substantial holdings, please find attached details of your shares where a Legal & General Investment Management company is the Fund Manager. This is split between shares where a Legal & General Group Plc company is the beneficial owner and shares where Legal & General Investment Management Ltd is the appointed Fund Manager only. SHARES SEDOL • Premier Oil Plc 3356001 FROM: LEGAL & GENERAL SHARES UNDER MANAGEMENT PREMIER OIL PLC (SEDOL: 3356001) At C.O.B. 24/05/05 NOMINAL REGISTRATION BENEFICIAL OWNERS - LEGAL & GENERAL PLC COMPANIES 1003 28,279 HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 914945 |1909 230,000 HSBC Nominees A/c 887711 |1911 335,691 HSBC Nominees A/c 775245 |2240 2,213,398 HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 357206 |2260 20,000 HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 363605 | A Legal & General Group Plc Company 2275 117,775 HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 866203 |2303 4,330 HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 916681 |3165 129,271 HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 360509 | 3,078,744 SHARES UNDER MANAGEMENT ONLY 4018 11,200 Bank of New York (Nominees) Ltd A/c 230111 Undisclosed Client4265 6,700 Northern Trust A/c LHF02 Undisclosed Client4333 1,284 Northern Trust A/c EAC06 Undisclosed Client4828 900 Northern Trust A/c LBN02 Undisclosed Client4987 2,940 HSBC Nominees Ltd A/c 881071 Undisclosed Client5150 2,584 HSBC Nominees Ltd 748558 Undisclosed Client9013 279,177 Nortrust Nominees A/c LGR01 Legal & General UK Smaller Companies Trust9028 187,858 Nortrust Nominees A/c LGL01 UK Index Trust (6193)9033 5,067 Nortrust Nominees A/c LGE01 Ethical Trust9151 15,000 Citibank, London A/c 6008054495 L&G (A&L) Cap Growth Fund9458 3,727 Northern Trust A/c CNF01 Undisclosed Client 516,437 TOTAL 3,595,181 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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