Tullow Oil plc (“Tullow”) announces that the Government of Uganda has approved the sale by Heritage Oil & Gas Limited (“HOGL”) of its 50% interest in Blocks 1 and 3A in Uganda to Tullow’s subsidiary, Tullow Uganda Limited (“Tullow Uganda”), subject to conditions outlined in a Heritage Oil Plc release issued today and reproduced below. Separately, Tullow Uganda has also received approval from the Government for its farmdown to CNOOC and Total, subject to certain routine conditions that Tullow intends to discuss with the Government in due course.