Premier Oil PLC Holding(s) in Company (5612F)

TIDMPMO

RNS Number : 5612F

Premier Oil PLC

18 May 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                          PREMIER OIL PLC 
  the underlying 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                                                                     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)                             Dimensional Fund Advisors 
  subject to the                                        LP 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                        The shares are held by one 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                           or more nominees/custodians 
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 5. Date of the transaction                            Tuesday 16 May 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                               Wednesday 17 May 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                   5% 
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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 
  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 
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                                                     Direct            Direct     Indirect      Direct      Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)       (xii) 
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  GB00B43G0577                                                                    25,626,026                  5.017% 
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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 
                        (xiii)         Period (xiv)                     may 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 
 financial          price           date           Conversion           rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                         (xvii)         period               refers to                  xx) 
                                                   (xviii) 
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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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                      25,626,026                                                    5.017% 
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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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   The ordinary shares are held in segregated accounts 
   and funds (together, the "Accounts") managed on a discretionary 
   basis by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and its subsidiary 
   undertakings (i) Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., (ii) 
   Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC and (iii) DFA 
   Australia Limited. 
   Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is controlled by its general 
   partner, Dimensional Holdings Inc. 
 
   Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, on behalf of itself and 
   its subsidiary undertakings, expressly disclaims beneficial 
   ownership of the shares held in the Accounts. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                    N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                                N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                              N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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                                                         This disclosure has been 
  13. Additional information:                             calculated based on an issued 
                                                          share capital of 510,823,666 
                                                          ordinary shares with voting 
                                                          rights. 
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 14. Contact name:                                       Daniel Rose 

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 15. Contact telephone number:                           020 7730 1111 
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