Tullow Oil PLC Holding(s) in Company (4233O)

TIDMTLW

RNS Number : 4233O

Tullow Oil PLC

27 May 2015

 
 For filings with the FCA 
  include the annex 
 For filings with issuer exclude 
  the annex 
 
 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                                               26 May 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                  27 May 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                               Above 13% 
  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 
                         Shares            Voting                           rights 
                                           Rights 
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                                                            Direct         Direct     Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
---------------------      ------------    ------------    -------------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
       Ordinary 
        Shares 
 (ISIN: GB0001500809)     117,558,723       117,558,723                               118,971,235                  13.058% 
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         ADRs 
 (ISIN: US8994152028)      1,317,293          658,647                                   658,871                     0.072% 
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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 financial        Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/        Number of voting           % of voting 
  instrument               price          date            Conversion        rights instrument          rights 
                                                          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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                        119,630,106                                                      13.131% 
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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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 As of 26 May 2015                                                      Number          % of 
                                                                       of Shares     Outstanding 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") 
  holdings 
 
  Holdings by CG Management Companies and 
  Funds                                                               119,630,106        13.131% 
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        *    Capital Guardian Trust Company                            14,206,555         1.559% 
 
        *    Capital International Limited                                416,300         0.046% 
 
        *    Capital International SÁrl                            2,272,746         0.249% 
 
        *    Capital International, Inc                                 3,157,218         0.347% 
 
                    *    Capital Research and Management Company 
 
 
                   o EuroPacific Growth Fund                           99,577,287        10.930% 
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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: 
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 15. Contact telephone number: