Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:7710S
Premier Oil PLC
2 December 2003

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     PREMIER OIL PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     2. ABOVE.


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     UNDISCLOSED


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     UNDISCLOSED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     UNDISCLOSED

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     UNDISCLOSED

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY


10)  Date of transaction

     UNDISCLOSED


11)  Date company informed

     02.12.03


12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,264,223

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.002%


14)  Any additional information

     SEE ATTACHED


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     LISA PARSONS
     020 7730 1111


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     MR S C HUDDLE - COMPANY SECRETARY

     Date of Notification ........................2 DECEMBER 2003



To: Premier Oil PLC
Dated: 27 November 2003

Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as at 26 November 2003 Barclays PLC, through the legal 
entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital 
of your Company of 4.002%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders 
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.

The issued capital of 80,791,726 is the latest figure available to us. 
 
From: Barclays PLC 


                              LEGAL ENTITY REPORT
PREMIER OIL                                                        SEDOL:3356001

As at 26 November 2003 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, 
had a notifiable interest in 3,264,223 ORD GBP0.50 representing 4.04 % of the 
issued share capital of 80,791,726 units.
 
Legal Entity                                                   Holding          Percentage Held
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                  68,530                   0.0848
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                2,767,432                   3.4254
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                  4,533                   0.0056
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                423,728                   0.5245
                                         Group Holding       3,264,223                   4.0403
    


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