26th Nov 2009 07:00
RNS Number : 1069D
Arbitrage & Trading Management Co
25 November 2009
FORM 8.3
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
1. KEY INFORMATION
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Name of person dealing (Note 1)
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Arbitrage & Trading Management Company
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Company dealt in
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Dragon Oil Plc
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 2)
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Ordinary Shares
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Date of dealing
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25/11/09
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2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
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Long
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Short
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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6,791,990
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1.32%
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total
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6,791,990
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1.32%
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
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Class of relevant security:
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Long
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Short
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
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Purchase/sale
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Number of relevant securities
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Price per unit (Note 5)
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
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Product name,
e.g. CFD
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Nature of transaction (Note 6)
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Number of relevant securities (Note 7)
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Price per unit (Note 5)
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CFD
CFD
CFD
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Short
Short
Short
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650,000
110,000
28,994
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402.0975 UKp
406.2815 UKp
403.30 UKp
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Product name,
e.g. call option
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Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.
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Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)
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Exercise
price
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Type, e.g. American, European etc.
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Expiry
date
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Option money
paid/received per unit (Note 5)
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(ii) Exercising
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Product name, e.g. call option
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Number of securities
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Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)
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Nature of transaction (Note 8)
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Details
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Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
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NO
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Date of disclosure
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26th November 2009
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Contact name
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Todd Mason
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Telephone number
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1-201-871-0866
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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n/a
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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n/a
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The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie.
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Related Shares:
DGO.L