Tullow Oil PLC Holding(s) in Company (2135B)

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RNS Number : 2135B

Tullow Oil PLC

05 October 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 the underlying                  Tullow Oil plc 
  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) subject               The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
  to the 
  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 and date                      1 October 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                        2 October 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         Below 12% 
  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 triggering 
  of               to the triggering                      transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number            Number               Number     Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                   of                of                  of          rights 
                   Shares            Voting              shares 
                                     Rights 
---------------  ----------------  -------------------  ---------  ------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                         Direct     Direct      Indirect      Direct       Indirect 
---------------      ---  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  ----------  ------------  -----------  -------------- 
    Ordinary 
     Shares 
 (GB0001500809)     111,824,194        111,824,194                              109,187,335                   11.978% 
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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 Period            rights that may                rights 
                                                                          be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
                                                                          instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/ converted. 
------------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -----------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 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 
-------------------  ------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
-------------------  ------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------------------------  ------------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                          Percentage of voting rights 
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                          109,187,335                                                    11.978% 
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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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 As of 01 October 2015                                                     Number of    % of Outstanding 
                                                                             Shares 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings 
 
  Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds                           109,187,335            11.978% 
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        *    Capital Guardian Trust Company                                 8,945,955             0.981% 
 
        *    Capital International Limited                                    354,100             0.039% 
 
        *    Capital International SÁrl                                1,622,088             0.178% 
 
        *    Capital International, Inc                                     1,603,318             0.176% 
 
                    *    Capital Research and Management Company 
 
 
                   o EuroPacific Growth Fund                               96,661,874            10.604% 
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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 & Deputy Company 
                                                   Secretary 
                                                   Tullow Oil plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                    020 3249 9000 
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