Sunny Hill Limited Disposal of 32 per cent. of Petroceltic Debt (1282U)

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RNS Number : 1282U

Sunny Hill Limited

04 April 2016

For immediate release

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

4 April 2016

SUNNY HILL LIMITED

("Sunny Hill")

Disposal of 32 per cent. of Petroceltic International plc's Senior Bank Facility by the Worldview Economic Recovery Fund

Sunny Hill, a company wholly owned by the Worldview Economic Recovery Fund (the "Economic Recovery Fund"), announces that, on 2 April 2016, the Economic Recovery Fund disposed of 32 per cent. of the Petroceltic Group's outstanding indebtedness in respect of the group's Senior Bank Facility to an independent third party investor (the "Disposal"). The Economic Recovery Fund remains interested in 37.44 per cent. of the Senior Bank Facility.

Registration of the third party investor as lender of record under the Senior Bank Facility is expected to occur shortly, on the facility agent, HSBC Bank plc, countersigning the transfer certificate under which the Disposal was documented.

Capitalised terms or expressions used in this announcement have the same meanings given to them in the Offer Document dated 24 March 2016, unless the context requires otherwise.

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Enquiries:

 
 Sunny Hill Limited (enquiries     Tel: +44 (0)20 
  via Hudson Sandler)                   7796 4133 
  Angelo Moskov 
 
 Strand Hanson Limited             Tel: +44 (0)20 
  (Joint Financial Adviser to           7409 3494 
  Sunny Hill and Worldview) 
  Stuart Faulkner 
  Matthew Chandler 
  James Dance 
 
 Hannam & Partners (Advisory)      Tel: +44 (0)20 
  LLP                                   7907 8500 
  (Joint Financial Adviser to 
  Sunny Hill and Worldview) 
  Neil Passmore 
  Giles Fitzpatrick 
  Andrew Chubb 
 
 Hudson Sandler                    Tel: +44 (0)20 
  (PR Advisers to Sunny Hill and        7796 4133 
  Worldview) 
  Charlie Jack 
  Emily Dillon 
 

The directors of Sunny Hill accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of Sunny Hill (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement for which they are responsible is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

The directors of Worldview accept responsibility for the information in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the directors of Worldview (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained in this announcement for which they are responsible is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Strand Hanson Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as joint financial adviser to Sunny Hill and Worldview and no one else in relation to the matters described in this announcement and is not advising any other person, and accordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than Sunny Hill and Worldview for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the matters described in this announcement.

Hannam & Partners (Advisory) LLP, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as joint financial adviser to Sunny Hill and Worldview and no one else in relation to the matters described in this announcement and is not advising any other person, and accordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than Sunny Hill and Worldview for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the matters described in this announcement.

Disclosure requirements under the Irish Takeover Rules

Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Rules, if any person is, or becomes, "interested" (directly or indirectly) in 1 per cent. or more of any class of "relevant securities" of Petroceltic, all "dealings" in any "relevant securities" of Petroceltic (including by means of an option in respect of, or a derivative referenced to, any such "relevant securities") must be publicly disclosed by no later than 3.30 p.m. (Dublin time) on the "business day" following the date of the relevant transaction. This requirement will continue until the date on which the "offer period" ends. If two or more persons co-operate on the basis of any agreement, either express or tacit, either oral or written, to acquire an "interest" in "relevant securities" of Petroceltic, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3 of the Irish Takeover Rules.

Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the Irish Takeover Rules, all "dealings" in "relevant securities" of Petroceltic by Sunny Hill, or by any party "acting in concert" with Sunny Hill, must also be disclosed by no later than 12.00 noon (Dublin time) on the "business" day following the date of the relevant transaction.

A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose "relevant securities" "dealings" should be disclosed can be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie.

"Interests in securities" arise, in summary, when a person has long economic exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price of securities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an "interest" by virtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option in respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities.

Terms in quotation marks in this section, Disclosure requirements under the Irish Takeover Rules, are defined in the Irish Takeover Rules, which can be found on the Irish Takeover Panel's website. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are required to disclose a dealing under Rule 8, you should consult the Irish Takeover Panel's website at www.irishtakeoverpanel.ie or contact the Irish Takeover Panel on telephone number [phone] or fax number [phone].

Forward-looking statements

This announcement may contain certain "forward-looking statements" with respect to the business, strategy and plans of Sunny Hill and its expectations relating to the Offer and Petroceltic's future financial condition and performance. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Petroceltic or Sunny Hill, or statements of Sunny Hill's or Worldview's beliefs and expectations, are forward looking statements. Words such as "believes", "anticipates", "estimates", "expects", "intends", "aims", "potential", "will", "would", "could", "considered", "likely" and variations of these words and similar future or conditional expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. By their nature forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events, and depend upon future circumstances, that may or may not occur. The information contained herein does not seek to cover every future eventuality which may or may not occur, whether in or out of Sunny Hill's control.

Forward-looking statements only speak as of the date on which they are made, and the events discussed in this announcement may not occur. Neither Sunny Hill nor its members, directors, officers or employees, advisers or any person acting on its behalf, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements in this announcement will actually occur. Save as may be required by law, Sunny Hill does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to place any reliance on any forward-looking statements.

General

This announcement is not intended to, and does not, constitute or form part of (i) any offer (including the Offer) or invitation to purchase or otherwise acquire, subscribe for, tender, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, (ii) the solicitation of any offer (including the Offer) or invitation to purchase or otherwise acquire, subscribe for, tender, exchange, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities or (iii) the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction in respect of any offer (including the Offer) or otherwise.

Any response in relation to the Offer should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Offer Document or any other document by which the Offer is made.

The distribution of this announcement in or into certain jurisdictions may be restricted by the laws of those jurisdictions. Accordingly, copies of this announcement and all other documents relating to the Offer are not being, and must not be, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in, into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. Persons receiving such documents (including, without limitation, nominees, trustees and custodians) should observe these restrictions. Failure to do so may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

A copy of this announcement will be made available (subject to certain restrictions relating to persons resident in Restricted Jurisdictions) on Sunny Hill's website at www.sunnyhill.co by no later than 12.00 noon (Dublin time) on 5 April 2016. The content of the website referred to in this announcement is not incorporated into and does not form part of this announcement.

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