Holding(s) in Company

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 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Premier Oil plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

AXA S.A. and its group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

21/07/08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22/07/08

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

10%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

8,182,732

9.96%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

See table below

Name of Company/Fund 

Number of Shares 

% of Issued Capital/

Voting Rights 

AXA Ireland Pension Fund (Indirect)

1,513

0.00184

AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc (Direct) 

125,200

0.15239

AXA Rosenberg (Direct)

153,471

0.18680

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund

(Indirect)

4,934

0.00601

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund (Indirect) 

5,000

0.00609

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Opportunities Fund (Indirect)

88,000

0.10711

PPP Healthcare Group plc (Direct)

8,100

0.00986

Sun Life Pensions Management Limited (Direct)

13,000

0.01582

Sun Life Pensions Management Limited (Direct)

12,090

0.01472

Sun Life Assurance Society Plc (Direct)

67,500

0.08216

AXA Rosenberg (Direct)

115,631

0.14074

AXA Insurance UK (Direct)

22,650

0.02757

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme (Indirect)

16,000

0.01947

AXA General Unit Trust (Indirect)

60,000

0.07303

AXA Colonia Konzern

3,000

0.00365

Sun Life International (IOM) Limited (Direct)

50,000

0.06086

AXA Rosenberg (Indirect)

2,827,448

3.44145

Sun Life International (IOM) Limited (Direct)

5,000

0.00609

Sun Life Pensions Management Limited (Direct)

4,891

0.00595

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd (Direct)

6,540

0.00796

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity (Direct)

20,289

0.02469

Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker (Direct)

13,885

0.01690

Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV UK Equity (Direct)

90,978

0.11073

Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker (Direct)

69,756

0.08490

AXA Framlington (Indirect) 

73,123

0.08900

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

24,015

0.02923

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

221,767

0.26993

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

223,262

0.27174

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

52,809

0.06428

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

55,000

0.06694

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

75,000

0.09129

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

2,975,000

3.62104

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

184,102

0.22408

AXA Framlington (Indirect)

94,277

0.11475

Framlington Onshore Private Clients (Indirect)

162,920

0.19830

Framlington Onshore Private Clients (Indirect)

14,400

0.01753

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive (Direct)

55,231

0.06722

Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive (Direct)

28,467

0.03465

Axa Framlington (Indirect)

114,068

0.13884

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 

UK Distribution OEIC (Indirect)

40,000

0.04869

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 

Global Distribution OEIC (Indirect)

4,415

0.00537

Total Direct 

Total Indirect

TOTAL 

865,679

7,317,053

8,182,732

1.05367

8.90600

9.95966

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

14. Contact name:

Jane Powney

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 730 1111