18th Oct 2005 15:55
Premier Oil PLC18 October 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY PREMIER OIL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST AVIVA PLC 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 AS IN 2 ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT PLC: BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LIMITED 798,132* CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LTD 2,509,991* CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 185,399* CUIM NOMINEE LIMITED 786,340* *DENOTES BENEFICIAL INTEREST 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 212,700 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.26% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction 14.10.2005 11) Date company informed 17.10.2005 12) Total holding following this notification 4,279,862* *BENEFICIAL INTEREST ONLY 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 5.24% 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 Date of Notification ...18 OCTOBER 2005....... Letter to Premier Oil PlcDated 17 October 2005 PREMIER OIL PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 3366001 The attached notification is provided to you, on behalf of Aviva plc and itssubsidiaries, and in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by sections 198 to202 of the Companies Act 1985. Letter from Diane Thirkettlefor and on behalf of Aviva plc This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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