19th Jan 2015 13:33
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: | Barclays PLC. | |||
| (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: | 16 January 2015 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | SEPLAT PETROLEUM DEVT CO PLC |
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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 25,944,124 | 2.34% | 11,810,709 | 1.07% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 9,383,354 | 0.85% | 25,723,873 | 2.32% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 35,327,478 | 3.19% | 37,534,582 | 3.39% | |||||||
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: | |
| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 104 | 0.3260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 604 | 0.3010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 0.2850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,019 | 0.2878 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,637 | 0.2910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,074 | 0.2890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,223 | 0.3050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,581 | 0.2990 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,354 | 0.2998 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,292 | 0.3070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,391 | 0.2946 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,282 | 0.2950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 34,981 | 0.2965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 52,966 | 0.3114 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 60,298 | 0.3061 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 75,000 | 0.2991 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 78,624 | 0.2945 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 126,519 | 0.3133 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 136,261 | 0.3000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 196,191 | 0.3089 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 270,971 | 0.2884 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 704,765 | 0.3005 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 713,896 | 0.3014 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 770,946 | 0.3042 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 970,348 | 0.2961 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,019 | 0.2878 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,637 | 0.2910 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,177 | 0.2998 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,074 | 0.2890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,223 | 0.3050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,510 | 0.3017 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 7,742 | 0.2952 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,247 | 0.2851 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,575 | 0.3393 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,920 | 0.2981 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,687 | 0.3030 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,308 | 0.3120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,900 | 0.2931 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 37,747 | 0.2946 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 43,087 | 0.2785 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 43,707 | 0.2995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 44,981 | 0.2965 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 70,463 | 0.3010 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 75,000 | 0.3125 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 75,403 | 0.3000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 78,624 | 0.2945 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 84,918 | 0.2944 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100,000 | 0.2997 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 117,150 | 0.3060 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 130,000 | 0.2750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 130,936 | 0.2964 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 206,560 | 0.2950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 213,606 | 0.2963 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 430,858 | 0.2914 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 534,224 | 0.2967 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,923,341 | 0.3046 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,227,369 | 0.2974 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,510 | 0.3017 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,967 | 0.3486 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 25,000 | 0.2950 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 25,000 | 0.3100 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 25,000 | 0.3300 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 30,870 | 0.2878 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 34,320 | 0.2914 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 34,320 | 0.3140 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 34,320 | 0.3155 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 34,320 | 0.3158 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 50,000 | 0.3026 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 50,000 | 0.3032 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 50,000 | 0.3043 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 50,000 | 0.3047 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 50,000 | 0.3052 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 52,000 | 0.3009 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 73,933 | 0.3050 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 93,000 | 0.2970 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 100,000 | 0.3080 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 100,000 | 0.3257 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 100,000 | 0.3262 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 100,000 | 0.3270 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 200,000 | 0.2980 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 200,000 | 0.3013 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 269,130 | 0.2912 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 327,380 | 0.3077 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 370,343 | 0.3034 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,016,795 | 0.2922 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,024,779 | 0.2952 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 137 | 0.2989 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,492 | 0.2957 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 7,353 | 0.3324 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,800 | 0.3132 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 12,269 | 0.2946 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 29,357 | 0.2951 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 73,475 | 0.3272 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 166,697 | 0.3113 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 261,859 | 0.2937 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 493,124 | 0.3001 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 770,946 | 0.3042 GBP |
(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 |
(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | 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) |
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” |
(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” |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 19 Jan 2015 | ||
| 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 [email protected]. 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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