13th Sep 2005 15:45
Tullow Oil PLC13 September 2005 Tullow Oil plc ('Tullow' or 'the Company') Holding in Company On 12 September 2005, Tullow received notification that Merrill Lynch & Co., Inchas a notifiable interest in 91,490,341 ordinary shares of 10p each in theCompany which represents 14.14 % of the issued share capital of Tullow. This total holding is held by a number of holding companies of Merrill LynchInvestment Managers Limited and by certain other companies. Of the 91,490,341ordinary shares in which Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc has a notifiable interest,Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited has a notifiable interest of91,484,541 (14.14%). By virtue of a separate holding of 3,700 ordinary sharesMerrill Lynch Group, Inc has a notifiable interest of 91,488,241 ordinary shares(14.14%%) Tullow has been informed that the shares held by Merrill Lynch InvestmentManagers Limited to which this notification relates are registered as follows: Registered Holder Number Beneficial Of Shares Interest Nutraco Nominees Limited (Designated and Undesignated) 44,532,999 NoMerrill Lynch Pension Nominees Ltd A/C Noncert 5,229,624 YesTreasury of the Government of the Isle of Man Nominees A/C 5 1,190,397 NoTreasury of the Government of the Isle of Man Nominees A/C 10 1,166,046 NoStamford Nominees Limited A/C CHARTY 223,900 NoOther names 39,141,575 NoTotal 91,484,541 13 September, 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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