17 Jan 2017 10:04
SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc (the "Company")
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") and persons closely associated with them
The following notification made under Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (2014/596/EU) relates to transactions in the Company's shares notified to the Company by Shebah Petroleum Development Company Limited, a person closely associated with the Company's Chairman and a PDMR, Dr. Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako.
On 6 January, 2017, Shebah Petroleum Development Company Limited sold 10,863,088 shares in the Company to existing shareholder Petrolin Trading Limited.
Details of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
Roger Brown, CFO +44 (0) 203 725 6500
Form for Notification and Public Disclosure of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them:
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Shebah Petroleum Development Company Limited (a BVI Business Company) ("Shebah") | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Shebah is a person closely associated with the Chairman of the Company and a PDMR, Dr. Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako, by virtue of being controlled by Dr. Orjiako and members of his family | ||||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer | |||||||
a) | Name | SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 029200711C4S4CB2E982 | ||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Shares (NGSEPLAT0008) | ||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares registered in the name of Shebah to Petrolin Trading Ltd. | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information- Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 6 January 2017 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||||
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