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Tullow Oil PLC22 January 2007 TULLOW OIL PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Tullow Oil plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BlackRock Group 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 of shares held by each of them Registered Holder Number of Shares Beneficial InterestNutraco Nominees Limited 52,914,295 NoStamford Nominees Limited A/C CHARTY 165,400 NoTreasury of the Government of the Isle of Man Nominees A/C 5 894,880 NoTreasury of the Government of the Isle of Man Nominees A/C 10 2,234,359 NoBlackRock Pensions Nominees Ltd 182,386 YesBlackRock Pensions Nominees Ltd A/C Noncert 5,278,128 YesOther names 46,077,371 NoTotal 107,746,819 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 22 January 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 107,746,819 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 15.025% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Tom Hickey 208 996 1000 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Richard Taylor Date of notification22 January 2007 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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