24 Nov 2014 12:56
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 are being disclosed: | Barclays PLC. | |
| (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient | ||
| (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | OPHIR ENERGY PLC | |
| (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: | 21 Nov 2014 | |
| (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | YES: SALAMANDER ENERGY PLC |
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: | 1,057,421 | 0.18% | 7,741,013 | 1.32% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 7,507,087 | 1.28% | 854,885 | 0.15% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 8,564,508 | 1.46% | 8,595,898 | 1.47% | |||||||
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 | 299 | 1.7090 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 375 | 1.7100 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 628 | 1.6980 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,159 | 1.7000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,228 | 1.6971 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,461 | 1.7021 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,609 | 1.7081 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,059 | 1.7057 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,924 | 1.7045 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,047 | 1.6976 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,591 | 1.6988 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 55,383 | 1.7010 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 57,080 | 1.7054 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 80,137 | 1.7094 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 272,428 | 1.7051 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 299 | 1.7090 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 375 | 1.7100 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 628 | 1.6980 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 645 | 1.6927 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 658 | 1.7027 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 737 | 1.7071 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,298 | 1.7066 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,996 | 1.6922 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,000 | 1.7218 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,858 | 1.7085 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,888 | 1.7007 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 28,362 | 1.7039 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,476 | 1.7034 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 30,937 | 1.7000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 99,778 | 1.7044 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 119,816 | 1.7074 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 158,650 | 1.7225 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 | 645 | 1.6927 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 737 | 1.7071 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,078 | 1.7018 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,391 | 1.7030 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,298 | 1.7066 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6,996 | 1.6922 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 11,336 | 1.7313 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 29,659 | 1.6951 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 30,476 | 1.7034 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 97,700 | 1.7044 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 132,338 | 1.7060 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 158,650 | 1.7225 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1 | 1.6900 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 456 | 1.6939 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,159 | 1.7001 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,162 | 1.6982 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,643 | 1.6916 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,539 | 1.7031 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,255 | 1.6968 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 29,585 | 1.7194 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 34,047 | 1.6976 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 55,383 | 1.7010 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 68,617 | 1.7087 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 78,527 | 1.7022 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 174,074 | 1.7024 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 Nov 2014 | |
| Contact name: | Sushil Vashisht | |
| Telephone number: | 020 7773 0744 |
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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