17 Dec 2013 Sale of Tullow Bangladesh completed

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces the completion of the sale of Tullow Bangladesh Limited (TBL) through its subsidiary, Tullow Oil International Limited, to KrisEnergy Asia Holdings BV, a subsidiary of KrisEnergy Asia Limited. 

A sale and purchase agreement was signed on 8 April 2013 for the sale of 100% of the share capital of TBL and following approvals and consents from the Government of Bangladesh, the final completion documentation was signed today at Tullow's headquarters in London.

TBL will now be renamed KrisEnergy Bangladesh Ltd. and all existing staff will continue their employment.

For further information contact:
Tullow Oil plc

(London)
(+44 20 3249 9000)

Chris Perry

Investor Relations

James Arnold

Investor Relations

George Cazenove

Media Relations

Citigate Dewe Rogerson

(London)
(+44 20 7638 9571)

Martin Jackson

Priscilla Garcia

(Dublin)
(+353 1 498 0300)

Joe Murray

Ed Micheau

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