11th Dec 2014 11:16
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | Jefferies International Limited |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Ophir Energy Plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Salamander Energy Plc |
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 10 December 2014 |
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | No |
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(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
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| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(2) Derivatives (other than options): | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit GBp |
0.25p Ordinary
| Buy
Total
Sell
Total
| 39 700 1500000 2572 85 1500 793 158 7500 991
1514338
353552 44177 1289 2448 87818 3182 40715 1190 25327 6502 44021 8241 47000 68535 558 1000 128806 477 3593 24033 792 700 60950 1017 1673 114860 5000 10216 5676 14000 11352 7378 417 2425 16000 600 20085 766 3817 31617 4404 7860 1954 2018 1091 3000 8021 213257 2762 300 1332 25334 40000 1200
1514338 | 1.2113 1.2133 1.2380 1.2590 1.2650 1.2678 1.2700 1.2710 1.2750 1.2833
1.2030 1.2100 1.2110 1.2143 1.2150 1.2160 1.2170 1.2178 1.2200 1.2223 1.2250 1.2260 1.2300 1.2330 1.2340 1.2343 1.2350 1.2360 1.2370 1.2400 1.2485 1.2490 1.2500 1.2510 1.2545 1.2550 1.2570 1.2580 1.2585 1.2600 1.2615 1.2620 1.2640 1.2648 1.2650 1.2675 1.2680 1.2683 1.2688 1.2700 1.2710 1.2723 1.2750 1.2760 1.2770 1.2780 1.2790 1.2800 1.2810 1.2820 1.2830 1.2840 1.2850 1.2870 |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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 |
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(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 |
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(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) |
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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(b), 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 exempt principal trader 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
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 11 December 2014 |
| Contact name: | Ivo Benatov |
| Telephone number: | 02075484420 |
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 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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