29th Mar 2005 11:34
Premier Oil PLC29 March 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY PREMIER OIL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST FIDELITY 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 SEE ATTACHED 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. SEE ATTACHED 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 512,884 8) Percentage of issued Class 0.62% 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction UNDISCLOSED 11) Date company informed 29.03.05 12) Total holding following this notification 4,916,539 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.97% 14) Any additional information SEE ATTACHED 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries LISA PARSONS020 7730 1111 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification MR S C HUDDLE - COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification .......... 29 MARCH 2005.............. Amendment #15 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 - - U.K. COMPANIES ACT 1. Company in which shares are held: Premier Oil PLC 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares (A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings), (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd, (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings.) 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston. MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit trust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985. 5. These notifications of disposable interests constitute separate notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. Rani JanduRegulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment ComplianceDuly authorised under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004 by Eric D. Roiterby and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Schedule A Security: Premier 0il PLC Amendment # 15 MANAGEMENT COMPANY SHARES HELD NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 282,130 FIL BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN Total 33,600 FIL BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS Total 25,031 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX Total 45,045 FIL STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S Total 1,890,296 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 159,291 FMRCO MELLON BANK NA Total 685,088 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS Total 27,200 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN Total 42,800 FFM CITIBANK LONDON Total 56,690 FPM CLYDESDALE BANK PLC Total 392,600 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 179,982 FFM MELLON BANK Total 888,176 FFM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total 208,610 FPM STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S Total 4,916,539 Grand Total Ordinary Shares Current ownership percentage 5.97%Shares in issue: 82,400,492 Change in holdings since last filing (512,884) ordinary shares This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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