Tullow Oil PLC Holding(s) in Company (7902J)

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RNS Number : 7902J

Tullow Oil PLC

30 June 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 
  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)                                         The Capital Group Companies, 
  subject to the                                                               Inc. 
  notification obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                28 June 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                   29 June 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  Below 10% - Aggregate of voting 
  crossed or                                                   rights from shares 
  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 
                   Shares            Voting                            rights 
                                     Rights 
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                                                      Direct          Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
---------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
    Ordinary 
     Shares 
 (GB0001500809)     138,337,479       138,337,479                                137,237,479                  9.9226% 
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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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 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 
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                                                                                                 Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                Percentage of voting rights 
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                     137,237,479                                                    9.9226% 
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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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                                               Number of        Percent 
                                                 Shares      of Outstanding 
    The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
     ("CG") holdings                          137,237,479       9.9226% 
 
    Holdings by CG Management Companies 
     and Funds: 
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    -- Capital Guardian Trust Company(1) 
    -- Capital International Limited(1) 
    -- Capital International Sàrl(1) 
    -- Capital Research and Management 
     Company(2)                               114,686,947       8.2921% 
 (1) Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management 
  Company. 
  (2) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
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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:                                                                     Kevin Massie 
                                                                               Corporate Counsel & Company 
                                                                                        Secretary 
                                                                                      Tullow Oil plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                 02032499000 
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