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RNS Number : 8455F

Premier Oil PLC

22 May 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or 
  the underlying issuer of existing 
  shares to which voting rights                                        PREMIER OIL PLC 
  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                                                                                     X 
  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                                                                                     X 
  instruments 
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   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify): 
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                                                     Bank of America Corporation 
 
   3. Full name of person(s) 
   subject to the notification 
   obligation: iii 
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                                                     Bank of America National Association 
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                    Merrill Lynch International 
    (if different from 3.):iv 
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 5. Date of the transaction                          18(th) May 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: v 
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                                                     22(nd) May 2017 
   6. Date on which issuer notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                         Below 5% in section 8C. 
  crossed or reached: vi, vii                         Still above 7% in total. 
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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 voting                        % of voting 
                of              of Voting         of shares           rights                                  rights x 
                Shares          Rights 
------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------------  --------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
                                                    Direct            Direct                    Indirect      Direct         Indirect 
                                                                      xi                        xii 
------------      -----------      ------------  -----------------  ------------------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
GB00B43G0577  10,241,921       10,241,921        0                  0                         11,921,284    0             2.334% 
------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------------  ------------------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
   B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Expiration       Exercise/                          Number of voting                        % of voting 
 financial          date             Conversion                         rights that                             rights 
 instrument         xiii             Period xiv                         may be acquired 
                                                                        if the instrument 
                                                                        is exercised/ 
                                                                        converted. 
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Right to Recall 
 Securities       N/A              N/A                                1,250,000                               0.245% 
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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                   % of voting rights 
 financial        price            date xvii         / Convers        voting rights               xix, xx 
 instrument                                          ion              instrument 
                                                     period           refers to 
                                                     xviii 
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                                                                                                   Nominal         Delta 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              30/05/2017        N/A                         732,281                  0.143%                     0.143% 
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Swaps           N/A              07/08/2017        N/A                     12,000,000                   2.349%                     2.349% 
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Swaps           N/A              15/09/2017        N/A                             2,872                0.001%                     0.001% 
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Swaps           N/A              31/10/2017        N/A                           30,455                 0.006%                     0.006% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              06/12/2017        N/A                         764,211                  0.150%                     0.150% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              22/02/2018        N/A                         949,351                  0.186%                     0.186% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              23/02/2018        N/A                         475,078                  0.093%                     0.093% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              26/02/2018        N/A                         919,977                  0.180%                     0.180% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              28/02/2018        N/A                         506,900                  0.099%                     0.099% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              01/03/2018        N/A                       2,887,784                  0.565%                     0.565% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              06/03/2018        N/A                         402,410                  0.079%                     0.079% 
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Swaps           N/A              08/03/2018        N/A                       1,365,400                  0.267%                     0.267% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              15/03/2018        N/A                       1,493,100                  0.292%                     0.292% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              30/04/2018        N/A                         300,000                  0.059%                     0.059% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              16/05/2018        N/A                           22,486                 0.004%                     0.004% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              14/06/2018        N/A                         340,327                  0.067%                     0.067% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
Swaps           N/A              26/09/2018        N/A                       2,300,000                  0.450%                     0.450% 
--------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------------------  --------------  ------------------------- 
 
   Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                Percentage of voting rights 
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                     38,663,916                                                              7.569% 
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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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   Merrill Lynch International - Above trading book exemption 
   threshold                                         Voting Rights   % 
    Bank of America National Association    6,000,000       1.175% 
    Merrill Lynch International             32,663,916      6.394% 
 
                                    Total   38,663,916      7.569% 
 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:                                      Daniel Rose 
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   15. Contact telephone number:                         020 7730 1111 
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