RNS Number:6068N
Premier Oil PLC
16 July 2003


PREMIER OIL PLC



Date : 16 July 2003





Application has been made for 9,389,635 Premier Oil plc Ordinary Shares of 17.5p
each to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to
trading on the London Stock Exchange.


A total of 9,317,099 Ordinary shares have been issued following the exercise of
share options by employees and ex-employees under the Premier Executive Share
Option Scheme (1995); and


a total of 72,536 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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