17 Apr 2015 12:17
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) Full name of discloser: | Jonathan Murphy |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. | Jonathan Murphy (held by UBS Private Banking Nominees) |
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Trinity Exploration & Production plc - offeree |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | N/A |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 16.04.2015 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | YES / NO / N/A If YES, specify which: |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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.
(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:
| Ordinary shares of US$1.00 each in Trinity Exploration & Production plc | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | (a) 4,977,421 held by Jonathan Murphy (a director of Trinity Exploration & Production plc) through UBS Private Banking Nominees | 5.25 | ||
(b) 5,815,498 held by Bruce Dingwall (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy) through UBS Private Banking Nominees | 6.13 | |||
(c) 1,342,354 held directly by Charles Anthony Brash (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy) | 1.42 | |||
(d) 671,551 held directly by Daniel Cuthbert Brash (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy) | 0.71 | |||
(e) 671,551 held directly by David Bernard Brash (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy) | 0.71 | |||
(f) 2,907,562 held directly by Well Services Holdings Limited (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy) | 3.07 | |||
(g) 2,929,951 (held by Finian O'Sullivan (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy) through UBS Private Banking Nominees | 3.09 | |||
(h) 651,815 held by Mr and Mrs O'Sullivan (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy) through UBS Private Banking Nominees | 0.68 | |||
(i) 44,400 held by The O'Sullivan Family Trust (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy) through UBS Private Banking Nominees | 0.04 | |||
(j) 525,960 (held by Joel Pemberton (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy) through UBS Private Banking Nominees | 0.55 | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| NIL | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | NIL | |||
TOTAL: | 20,538,063 | 21.65 | N/A | |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), 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 employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | Ordinary Shares of US$1.00 each in Trinity Exploration & Production plc |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | (a) Held by Bruce Dingwall (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy)
LTIP Date of Award: 01.07.2013 No. of Shares: 189,600 Vesting Date: 01.01.2017
Mirror Scheme Date of Grant: 14.02.2014 No of shares over which options held: 625,908 Vesting Date: 14.02.2017 |
(b) Held by Joel Pemberton (presumed to be acting in concert with Jonathan Murphy)
LTIP Date of Award: 01.07.2013 No. of Shares: 237,000 Vesting Date: 01.01.2017
Mirror Scheme Date of Grant: 14.02.2014 No of shares over which options held: 493,548 Vesting Date: 14.02.2017 |
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
N/A |
|
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
N/A |
|
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(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 |
N/A |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
N/A |
|
(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) |
N/A |
|
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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
N/A
|
(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" |
N/A
|
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 16.04.2015 |
| Contact name: | Jonathan Murphy |
| Telephone number: | 0131 240 3860 |
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 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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