3rd Sep 2008 07:00
Premier Oil plc
(the "Company")
Transaction in own shares
The Company announces that, pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 6 June 2008, Premier Oil plc purchased 100,000 of its Ordinary Shares on 2 September 2008 at prices between 1077p and 1159p per share. The purchased shares will all be held as Treasury shares.
Following the purchase of these shares, the number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights in issue (excluding Treasury shares) will be 82,058,733 and the number of Ordinary Shares in Treasury will be 100,000.
For further information please contact
Heather Garratt
Premier Oil plc
020 7730 1111
3 September 2008
Related Shares:
PMO.L