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24 Dec 2014 12:57
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| (a) | Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Barclays PLC. | |||
| are being disclosed: | |||||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AFREN PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | ||||
| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | |||||
| offeror/offeree: | |||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 23 December 2014 | |||
| (f) | Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are | YES | |||
| they today disclosing, under the Code in respect | SEPLAT PETROLEUM DEVT CO PLC | ||||
| of any other party to this offer? |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
| Class of relevant security: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 16,698,419 | 1.51% | 10,137,076 | 0.92% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 7,811,561 | 0.71% | 16,108,208 | 1.45% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 24,509,980 | 2.21% | 26,245,284 | 2.37% | |||||||
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other executive options)
| Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | |
| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,742 | 0.4985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,575 | 0.4979 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,201 | 0.5049 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 33,234 | 0.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 40,478 | 0.5117 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 45,789 | 0.4994 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 60,402 | 0.5064 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 67,164 | 0.5084 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 119,396 | 0.5051 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 123,763 | 0.5065 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 150,482 | 0.5035 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 535,467 | 0.5061 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,900 | 0.4977 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17,380 | 0.5059 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,857 | 0.5051 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,000 | 0.5050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 28,698 | 0.5058 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 29,457 | 0.5034 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 56,962 | 0.5065 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 58,875 | 0.5003 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 131,281 | 0.5021 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 340,131 | 0.5055 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 498,335 | 0.5035 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,327 | 0.5080 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 58,875 | 0.5002 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 394,515 | 0.5052 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 592,612 | 0.5033 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 16,187 | 0.5050 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 21,902 | 0.5080 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 53,280 | 0.5073 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 71,786 | 0.5132 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 150,482 | 0.5035 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 566,468 | 0.5058 GBP |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercising
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
| Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” |
| NONE |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 24 Dec 2014 | ||
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | ||
| Telephone number: | 0207 773 0635 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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