Bank of America Merrill Lynch ISE Only - Form 38.5(a) (0421V)

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RNS Number : 0421V

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

04 August 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                             03/08/2015 
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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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344,476                                       7.995 GBP                    7.987 GBP 
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 Total number of securities disposed   Highest price received (Note 3)   Lowest price received (Note 3) 
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 441,060                               7.998 GBP                         7.985 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               Long                       129,964                7.993 GBP 
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     Swaps               Long                       17,722                 7.993 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                       2,216                 7.994 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                        732                  7.994 GBP 
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     Swaps               Long                       30,582                 7.985 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                       6,582                 7.994 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                       4,038                 7.994 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                      31,131                 7.994 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                       2,804                 7.994 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                      21,528                 7.994 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                      15,397                 7.994 GBP 
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     Swaps               Short                       5,384                 7.994 GBP 
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     Swaps               Long                        6,000                 7.994 GBP 
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(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing relevant 
      securities 
 
 
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
  Product       Writing,       Number of      Exercise        Type,        Expiry date    Option money paid/ received 
    name,       selling,       securities       price     e.g. American,                       per unit (Note 3) 
  e.g. call    purchasing,      to which                     European 
   option        varying       the option                      etc 
                  etc.        relates (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 option                             unit (Note 3) 
-------------------  ----------------------  -------------------- 
        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 2,439 shares 
 Loan of 840 shares 
 Loan of 2,379 shares 
 Collateral Delivery of 1 share 
 
 
 
 Date of disclosure              04/08/2015 
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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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