Tullow Oil PLC Holding(s) in Company (3693X)

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RNS Number : 3693X

Tullow Oil PLC

20 February 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   TULLOW OIL PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: 
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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                                      x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                               x 
  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                                   x 
  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)                                    Deutsche Bank AG 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                               Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   16/02/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      20/02/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Above 8% 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                             Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering                              triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number                    Number               Number          Number of                 % of voting 
                  of                        of                   of shares       voting                    rights (x) 
                  Shares                    Voting                               rights 
                                            Rights 
--------------  ------------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                Direct          Direct         Indirect   Direct        Indirect 
--------------    -------  -----------      -----------  ----  --------------  -------------  ---------  ------------  ----------- 
 
  GB0001500809   25,785,475                25,785,475           26,539,552      26,539,552     0          2.90%         0 
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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             Conversion                           rights that                 rights 
                                              Period                               may be 
                                                                                   acquired if 
                                                                                   the 
                                                                                   instrument 
                                                                                   is 
                                                                                   exercised/ 
                                                                                   converted. 
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   Right To Recall 
                                                                                    7,291,800                   0.80% 
   Call Option                15-Dec-17 
                                                                                    10,000,000                  1.09% 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise              Expiration       Exercise/             Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial          price                date              Conversion            rights instrument           rights 
 instrument                                                period                refers to 
----------------  --------------------  ---------------  --------------------  --------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                            Nominal       Delta 
--------------    --------------------                   --------------------                              ------------  --------- 
 Swaps                                   02-Mar-18                              19,955,353                  2.18%         2.18% 
  Put Option                              15-Dec-17                              10,000,000                  1.09%         1.09% 
----------------  -------  -----------  ---------------  ----  ------  ------  --------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                                Percentage of voting rights 
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 73,786,705                                                              8.07% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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   Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch - 8.07% 
 
 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:                                              Kevin Massie 
                                                                Corporate Counsel & Company 
                                                                Secretary 
                                                                Tullow Oil plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 3249 9000 
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