Bank of America Merrill Lynch ISE Only - Petroceltic 38.5 A (9565N)

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RNS Number : 9565N

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

03 February 2016

FORM 38.5(a)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,

TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED

INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

 
1.  KEY INFORMATION 
 
 
 Name of exempt principal trader:            Bank of America Merrill Lynch 
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 Company dealt in                            Petroceltic International PLC 
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 Class of relevant security to which the     Common - IE00BB0QZ876 
   dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) 
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 Date of dealing                             02/02/2016 
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2.  DEALINGS (Note 2) 
 
 
(a)  Purchases and sales 
 
 
Total number of relevant securities acquired  Highest price paid (Note 3)  Lowest price paid (Note 3) 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------------- 
15,000                                        0.21 GBP                     0.19 GBP 
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 Total number of securities disposed   Highest price received (Note 3)   Lowest price received (Note 3) 
------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 15,000                                0.21 GBP                          0.19 GBP 
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(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than 
      options transactions) 
 
 
 Product name,   Nature of transaction   Number of relevant securities   Price per unit 
  e.g. CFD        (Note 4)                (Note 5)                        (Note 3) 
--------------  ----------------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
      N/A                 N/A                         N/A                     N/A 
--------------  ----------------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing 
      relevant securities 
 
 
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
 Product     Writing,      Number of    Exercise     Type,      Expiry    Option money 
  name,      selling,      securities     price       e.g.       date     paid/ received 
   e.g.     purchasing,     to which                American,                per unit 
   call       varying      the option               European                 (Note 3) 
  option       etc.         relates                    etc 
                            (Note 5) 
--------  -------------  ------------  ---------  -----------  -------  ---------------- 
   N/A         N/A            N/A         N/A         N/A        N/A           N/A 
--------  -------------  ------------  ---------  -----------  -------  ---------------- 
 
 
(ii)  Exercising 
 
 
  Product name,    Number of securities    Exercise price per 
   e.g. call                                unit (Note 3) 
   option 
---------------  ----------------------  -------------------- 
      N/A                  N/A                    N/A 
---------------  ----------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
3.  OTHER INFORMATION 
 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings 
 relating to options or derivatives 
 
 
 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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 None 
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 Date of disclosure              03/02/2016 
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 Contact name                    Kim Oakley 
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 Telephone number                0207 996 0275 
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 Name of offeree/offerer with    Petroceltic International PLC 
  which connected 
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 Nature of connection(Note 6)    Advisor to - Petroceltic International PLC 
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