Premier Oil PLC Holding(s) in Company (7929J)

TIDMPMO

RNS Number : 7929J

Premier Oil PLC

09 April 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                Premier Oil plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 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              ü 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                       BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                    8(th) April 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                      9(th) April 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed             Total holding has gone below 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                    transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number          Number               Number   Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                  of              of                  of        rights                   (x) 
                  Shares          Voting              shares 
                                  Rights 
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                                                      Direct   Direct        Indirect   Direct         Indirect 
                                                                (xi)          (xii) 
--------------  -----  -------  ------  -----  ----  -------  ------------  ---------  -------------  ------------ 
 GB00B43G0577     18,203,944         18,203,944        N/A         N/A         N/A          N/A         Below 5% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial      Expiration       Exercise/                   Number of voting            % of voting 
  instrument             date (xiii)      Conversion Period           rights that may             rights 
                                          (xiv)                       be 
                                                                      acquired if the 
                                                                      instrument is 
                                                                      exercised/ converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Exercise        Expiration     Exercise/      Number of voting             % of voting rights 
  financial       price           date (xvii)    Conversion     rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
  instrument                                     period         refers to 
                                                 (xviii) 
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 CFD                                                           N/A                          Nominal     Delta 
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                                                                                            N/A         N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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                             N/A                                                    Below 5% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                         Daniel Rose 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7730 1111 
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