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Premier Oil PLC24 January 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Premier Oil plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Each of (A) FMR Corp., (B) Fidelity International Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Non-beneficial interest 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Bank of New York Brussels (FPM) - 94,209Bank of New York Brussels (FPM) - 93,714Bank of New York Brussels (FPM) - 6,700Bank of New York Brussels (FPM) - 59,250Bank of New York Europe LDN (FPM) - 27,200Brown Bros Harriman Ltd LUX (FIL) - 650Brown Bros Harriman Ltd LUX (FIL) - 38,891Citibank London (FPM) - 22,620Clydesdale Bank plc (FPM) - 10,924JP Morgan, Bournemouth (FISL) - 80,228JP Morgan, Bournemouth (FISL) - 152,027JP Morgan, Bournemouth (FPM) - 56,786JP Morgan, Bournemouth (FPM) - 71,609JP Morgan, Bournemouth (FPM) - 242,914Mellon Bank (FPM) - 23,200Mellon Bank (FPM) - 22,160Mellon Bank NA (FMRCO) - 159,291Northern Trust London (FPM) - 66,742Northern Trust London (FPM) - 117,887Northern Trust London (FPM) - 20,423Northern Trust London (FPM) - 31,200Northern Trust London (FPM) - 70,800State Str Bk and Tr Co LNDN (FIL) - 30,948State Str Bk and Tr Co LNDN (FPM) - 47,884State Str Bk and Tr Co LNDN (FPM) - 14,000Total - 1,562,257 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 1,709,401 8. Percentage of issued class 2.09 9. Class of security Ordinary 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 23 January 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 1,562,257 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 1.91 14. Any additional information - 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Ms M L Mellor 020 7730 1111 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Mr S C Huddle, Company Secretary Date of notification 24 January 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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