Premier Oil PLC Holding(s) in Company (8964C)

TIDMPMO

RNS Number : 8964C

Premier Oil PLC

22 January 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying       Premier Oil plc 
  issuer                                            GB00B43G0577 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
                                                  ---------------------------------- 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    X 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------- 
 Other (please 
  specify): 
------------------  -------------------------------------------------------  ------- 
 3. Full name of person(s) subject           Norges Bank 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)              N/A 
  (if different from 3.): 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction and date         21 January 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:           22 January 2015 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         Above 4% 
  or 
  reached: 
                                            ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type      Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                    transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
                -----------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                 Number           Number              Number         Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                  of               of                  of shares      rights 
                  Shares           Voting 
                                   Rights 
                ---------------  ------------------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                      Direct         Direct         Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                  ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 
  GB00B43G0577   20,311,229       20,311,229          20,761,229     20,761,229                4.06% 
                ---------------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial       Expiration       Exercise/                        Number of voting               % of voting 
  instrument              date             Conversion Period                rights that may                rights 
                                                                            be 
                                                                            acquired if the 
                                                                            instrument is 
                                                                            exercised/ converted. 
                        ---------------  -------------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------- 
 N/A                     N/A              N/A                              N/A                            N/A 
                        ---------------  -------------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of           Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/           Number of voting               % of voting rights 
 financial          price          date           Conversion          rights instrument 
 instrument                                       period              refers to 
                  -------------  -------------  ------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------- 
 N/A               N/A            N/A            N/A                 N/A                            Nominal        Delta 
                  -------------  -------------  ------------------  -----------------------------  -------------  ---------- 
                                                                                                    N/A            N/A 
                  ----  -------  ------  -----  ---  -----------    ----  -------  ---------  ---  -------------  ---------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
 Number of voting rights                                           Percentage of voting rights 
                                                                  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 20,761,229                                                        4.06% 
                                                                  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
 
   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
                                                     --------------------------- 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
                                                     --------------------------- 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
                                                     --------------------------- 
 
 
  13. Additional information:               None 
 14. Contact name:                         Daniel Rose 
                                          -------------------------------------- 
 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7730 1111 
                                          -------------------------------------- 
 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

HOLBDGDBBDDBGUD