15th 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 17,831 of its Ordinary Shares on 12 September 2008 at prices between 1022p and 1070p 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 81,373,112 and the number of Ordinary Shares in Treasury will be 787,810.
For further information please contact
Heather Garratt
Premier Oil plc
020 7730 1111
15 September 2008
Related Shares:
PMO.L