Investec Asset Management Limited Form 8.3 - Afren Plc

 
TIDMAFR 
 
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:                    Investec Asset Management 
                                               Limited 
 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short N/A 
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. 
 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to     AFREN PLC 
whose relevant securities this form relates: 
 
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
 
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with   N/A 
an offeror/offeree, state this and specify 
identity of offeror/offeree: 
 
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:     13th February 2015 
 
For an opening position disclosure, state the 
latest practicable date prior to the 
disclosure 
 
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above,  NO 
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" 
 
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: 
 
                                     Interests            Short positions 
 
                                    Number        %        Number         % 
 
(1) Relevant securities owned     19,531,500    1.76 
and/or controlled: 
 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives 
(including options) and 
agreements to purchase/DEALING: 
 
TOTAL:                            19,531,500    1.76 
 
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/DEALING         Number of        Price per unit 
     security                              securities 
 
Common Stock        Sale               13,300,184          0.066 
 
GBP0.01 
 
Common Stock        Sale               2,515,425           0.077 
 
GBP0.01 
 
Common Stock        Sale               1,301,816           0.073 
 
GBP0.01 
 
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
   Class of      Product      Nature of dealing     Number of     Price per 
   relevant    description                          reference       unit 
   security                 e.g. opening/closing a  securities 
                 e.g. CFD    long/short position, 
                            increasing/reducing a 
                             long/short position 
 
 
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
 
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Class of   Product    Writing,   Number of  Exercise   Type    Expiry   Option 
relevant description purchasing, securities  price              date    money 
security  e.g. call   selling,    to which  per unit   e.g.             paid/ 
           option      varying     option            American,         received 
                        etc.      relates            European          per unit 
                                                       etc. 
 
 
(ii) Exercise 
 
   Class of        Product       Exercising/      Number of    Exercise price 
   relevant      description      exercised      securities       per unit 
   security                        against 
                  e.g. call 
                    option 
 
 
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
Class of relevant    Nature of dealing          Details       Price per unit 
    security                                                 (if applicable) 
                     e.g. subscription, 
                         conversion 
 
 
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" 
 
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" 
 
NONE 
 
(c) Attachments 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                 NO 
 
Date of disclosure:                    16th February 2015 
 
Contact name:                          IAN GARTSHORE 
 
Telephone number:                      02075971825 
 
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 
[e-mail] . The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is 
available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on 
[phone]. 
 
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk . 
 
 
 
 
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