Bank of America Merrill Lynch ISE Only - Dragon Oil 38.5(A) (7251U)

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RNS Number : 7251U

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

31 July 2015

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                            Dragon Oil PLC 
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 Class of relevant security to which the     Common - IE0000590798 
   dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) 
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 Date of dealing                             30/07/2015 
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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) 
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238,898                                       7.203 GBP                    7.185 GBP 
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 Total number of securities disposed   Highest price received (Note 3)   Lowest price received (Note 3) 
------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 217,152                               7.208 GBP                         7.19 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) 
--------------  ----------------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
     Swaps               Short                        351                  7.203 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                       3,278                 7.203 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                       6,352                 7.203 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                       1,239                 7.189 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                       9,089                 7.189 GBP 
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(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing 
      relevant securities 
 
 
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
 Product     Writing,         Number       Exercise     Type,      Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit 
  name,      selling,      of securities     price       e.g.                                  (Note 3) 
   e.g.     purchasing,      to which                  American, 
   call       varying       the option                 European 
  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 
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      N/A                  N/A                    N/A 
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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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 Loan of 1,750 shares 
 
 
 
 Date of disclosure              31/07/2015 
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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    Emirates National Oil Co Ltd 
  which connected 
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 Nature of connection(Note 6)    Advisor to - Emirates National Oil Co Ltd 
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