LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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 | OPHIR ENERGY 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: | 27 November 2014 | |||
| (f) | Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are | YES: | |||
| they today disclosing, under the Code in respect | SALAMANDER ENERGY 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: | 827,666 | 0.14% | 8,701,995 | 1.49% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 8,383,685 | 1.44% | 671,527 | 0.11% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 9,211,351 | 1.58% | 9,373,522 | 1.60% | |||||||
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 | 178 | 1.6160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 737 | 1.6320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 920 | 1.6290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,081 | 1.6230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,696 | 1.6251 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,735 | 1.6260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,340 | 1.6060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,881 | 1.6082 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,052 | 1.6092 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,666 | 1.6115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 18,792 | 1.5999 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,194 | 1.5845 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 23,601 | 1.6157 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,253 | 1.6096 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 62,326 | 1.6027 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 55 | 1.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 110 | 1.5790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 178 | 1.6160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 260 | 1.6320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 385 | 1.5990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 920 | 1.6290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,081 | 1.6230 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,996 | 1.6260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,000 | 1.6100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,486 | 1.6034 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,526 | 1.5833 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 33,273 | 1.5989 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 40,730 | 1.6003 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 52,434 | 1.5964 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 85,504 | 1.6021 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 147,702 | 1.5803 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 261,758 | 1.5979 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 | 5,408 | 1.5820 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 6,412 | 1.5901 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 29,871 | 1.5973 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 33,807 | 1.6138 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 40,730 | 1.6003 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 85,504 | 1.6021 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 147,702 | 1.5803 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 154,823 | 1.5944 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 124,630 | 1.5989 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,346 | 1.6261 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 22,194 | 1.5845 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 24,253 | 1.6095 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 99,373 | 1.6040 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
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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
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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: | 28 Nov 2014 | ||
| Contact name: | Sushil Vashisht | ||
| Telephone number: | 0207 773 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.