27th May 2005 09:57
Tullow Oil PLC27 May 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Tullow Oil plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group 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 See 4 below 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Number BeneficialRegistered Holder of Shares Interest Nutraco Nominees 45,802,629 NoLimited Merrill Lynch Pension 5,637,723 YesNominees Ltd A/C Noncert Treasury of the 1,477,797 NoGovernment of the Isle of ManNominees A/C 5 Treasury of the 702,946 NoGovernment of the Isle of ManNominees A/C 10 Stamford Nominees 117,100 NoLimited A/C CHARITY Other names 30,471,274 No Total 84,209,469 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Not Disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not Disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class Not Disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary 10p shares 10. Date of transaction - 11. Date company informed 26 May 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 84,209,469 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 13.02% 14. Any additional information Total shares in issue 646,482,128 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Tom Hickey 0207 333 6800 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Tom Hickey Date of notification 27 May 2005 END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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