BlackRock Group Form 8.3 - Dragon Oil PLC (7208I)

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RNS Number : 7208I

BlackRock Group

27 March 2015

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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

   1.       KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing      BlackRock, Inc. 
 (Note 1) 
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Company dealt in            Dragon Oil Plc 
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Class of relevant security  5p ordinary 
 to which the dealings 
 being disclosed relate 
 (Note 2) 
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Date of dealing             26 March 2015 
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   2.         INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS 

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 
                                           Long                  Short 
===========================  ======================  ===================== 
                             Number            (%)    Number           (%) 
===========================  =========  ====  =====  =========  ====  ==== 
(1) Relevant securities        11,248,135 (2.28%)          0 (0.00%) 
===========================  ======================  ===================== 
(2) Derivatives (other 
 than options)                  245,357 (0.04%)            0 (0.00%) 
===========================  ======================  ===================== 
(3) Options and agreements 
 to purchase/sell                  0 (0.00%)               0 (0.00%) 
===========================  ======================  ===================== 
Total                          11,493,492 (2.33%)          0 (0.00%) 
===========================  ======================  ===================== 
 
 

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securitiesof the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

 
Class of relevant security:                Long                Short 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
                              Number          (%)   Number           (%) 
============================  =======  ====  ====  =========  ====  ==== 
(1) Relevant securities 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
 
  (2) Derivatives (other 
  than options) 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
 
  (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
Total 
============================  ===================  ===================== 
 
 

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   1.       DEALINGS (Note 4) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
 
  Purchase/sale           Number of relevant securities        Price per unit 
                                                               (Note 5) 
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   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
Product    Nature of transaction  Number of relevant   Price per 
 name,      (Note 6)               securities           unit 
 e.g. CFD                          (Note 7)             (Note 5) 
=========  =====================  ==================  ========== 
CFD        Reducing Long          16,512              GBP 5.8971 
=========  =====================  ==================  ========== 
 
   (c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)       Writing,selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product     Writing,      Number of       Exercise  Type,            Expiry  Option 
 name,       selling,      securities      price     e.g. American,   date    money paid/received 
 e.g. call   purchasing,   to which                  European                 per unit 
 option      varying       the option                etc.                     (Note 5) 
             etc.          relates (Note 
                           7) 
==========  ============  ==============  ========  ===============  ======  ==================== 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,             Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call option                                    per unit (Note 
                                                     5) 
=================  ===========================  =================== 
 
 
   (d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4) 
 
Nature of transaction         Details      Price per unit 
 (Note 8)                                   (if applicable) 
                                            (Note 5) 
=====================  ==============  ==================== 
 
 

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   2.       OTHER INFORMATION 

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full detailsof 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.

None

   Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?(Note 9)                                            NO 
 
Date of disclosure            27 March 2015 
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Contact name                  Gareth Slade 
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Telephone number              [phone] 
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If a connected EFM, name 
 of offeree/offeror with 
 which connected 
============================  ================ 
If a connected EFM, state 
 nature of connection (Note 
 10) 
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