Premier Oil PLC Holding(s) in Company (0888N)

TIDMPMO

RNS Number : 0888N

Premier Oil PLC

13 May 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
 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): 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     Yes 
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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 
  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             Artemis Investment Management LLP on 
  to the                                        behalf of discretionary funds under 
  notification obligation: (iii)                management 
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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           12 May 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             13 May 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
 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 
                 of                  of                     of shares       rights                        rights (x) 
                 Shares              Voting 
                                     Rights 
               ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  ----------------------------  ------------------ 
                                                           Direct          Direct (xi)    Indirect       Direct   Indirect 
                                                                                           (xii) 
                 ------  ------    ------  ------  -----  --------------  -------------  -------------  -------  --------- 
 GB00B43G0577   25,951,951          25,951,951             23,213,802      23,213,802     2,238,149      4.54%    0.44% 
               ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------  -------------  -------  --------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 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) 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 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) 
                 --------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                    Nominal       Delta 
                 --------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
 Number of voting rights                                              Percentage of voting rights 
                                                                     ----------------------------------------------------- 
 25,451,951                                                           4.98% 
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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) 
 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
 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: 
 14. Contact name: 
                                             Daniel Rose 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             0207 730 1111 
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