RNS Number : 4054E
Tullow Oil PLC
09 February 2015
 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

Tullow Oil plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

See Section 9

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

5 February 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

6 February 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

Below 12%


 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

(GB0001500809)

109,311,707

109,311,707



108,254,018


11.887


ADRs

(US8994152028)

260,231

130,116



129,951


0.014


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

n/a






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/
Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights

 

n/a




 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

108,383,969

11.902%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

As of  5 February 2015

Number of Shares

% of Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings

 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds

108,383,969

11.902%

·      Capital Guardian Trust Company

11,409,624

1.253%

·      Capital International Limited

416,300

0.046%

·      Capital International SArl

2,286,646

0.251%

·      Capital International, Inc

3,114,118

0.342%

·      Capital Research and Management Company

o  AMCAP FUND

91,157,281

10.010%


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:

Kevin Massie

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (0)203 249 9000


 


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