RNS Number:0059N
Premier Oil PLC
01 July 2003


PREMIER OIL PLC



Date : 1 July 2003





Application has been made for 1,482,931 Premier Oil plc Ordinary Shares of 5p
each to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and the
Irish Stock Exchange and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.


A total of 1,199,228 Ordinary shares have been issued following the exercise of
share options by ex-employees under the Premier Executive Share Option Scheme
(1995); and


a total of 283,703 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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