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RNS Number : 8474R

Tullow Oil PLC

01 July 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                       29 June 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                         30 June 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                         Above 14% 
  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 
-------------  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                Number            Number               Number     Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                 of                of                  of          rights                    (x) 
                 Shares            Voting              shares 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  -------------------  ---------  ------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                       Direct     Direct      Indirect      Direct           Indirect 
-------------    -----  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------------  ------------- 
   Ordinary 
 GB0001500809     126,701,518        126,701,518                              128,284,929                      14.076% 
               ----------------  -------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
     ADR 
 US8994152028      1,354,056           677,028                                  677,010                         .074% 
-------------  ----------------  -------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 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. 
----------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------------  ------------------- 
          n/a 
----------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------------  ------------------- 
 
 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          Exercise        Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting               % of voting rights 
 financial         price           date           Conversion       rights instrument 
 instrument                                       period           refers to 
---------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------- 
      n/a                                                                                        Nominal        Delta 
---------------  --------------  -------------  ---------------  -----------------------------  -------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
                         128,961,940                                                    14.1503% 
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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 29 June 2015                                                        Number of    % of Outstanding 
                                                                             Shares 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings 
 
  Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds                           128,961,940            14.150% 
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        *    Capital Guardian Trust Company                                16,589,350             1.820% 
 
        *    Capital International Limited                                    416,300             0.046% 
 
        *    Capital International SÁrl                                2,269,946             0.249% 
 
        *    Capital International, Inc                                     2,517,518             0.276% 
 
                    *    Capital Research and Management Company 
 
 
                   o EuroPacific Growth Fund                              107,168,826            11.759% 
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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 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                    020 3249 9000 
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