22nd May 2013 16:00
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
| Premier Oil plc | |||
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | Artemis Investment Management LLP on behalf of discretionary funds under management | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:
| 21 May 2013 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 May 2013 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
| 5% | |||
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights |
Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||||
GB00B43G0577 | 26,364,540 | 26,364,540 | 23,816,928 | 23,816,928 | 2,750,612 | 4.5% | 0.52% | ||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument |
Expirationdate |
Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. |
% of votingrights | |||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||
26,567,540 | 5.02% | ||||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | ||
14. Contact name: | Daniel Rose | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7730 1111 | |
Related Shares:
PMO.L