RNS Number:2238N
Premier Oil PLC
07 July 2003


PREMIER OIL PLC



Date : 7 July 2003





Application has been made for 2,213,180 Premier Oil plc Ordinary Shares of 5p
each to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to
trading on the London Stock Exchange.


A total of 2,092,087 Ordinary shares have been issued following the exercise of
share options by employees under the Premier Executive Share Option Scheme
(1995); and


a total of 121,093 Ordinary shares have been issued following the exercise of
share options under the Premier Oil plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme
1999.






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