TULLOW OIL PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 5, 2015

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RNS Number : 1677E

Tullow Oil PLC

05 February 2015

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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:		3 February 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		4 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)	112,744,154				112,744,154							108,361,707				11.8992%
ADRs (US8994152028)	261,824				130,912							130,472				0.0143%
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
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
														Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights									Percentage of voting rights
108,492,179									11.913%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

As of  3 February 2015	Number of Shares	% of Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CG") holdings Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds	108,492,179	11.913%
·      Capital Guardian Trust Company	10,157,545	1.115%
·      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	92,517,570	10.159%

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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