Franklin Resources, Inc Form 8.3 - Dragon Oil Plc (7198I)

TIDMDGO

RNS Number : 7198I

Franklin Resources, Inc

27 March 2015

FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1967,

TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES

REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 Name of person dealing (Note              Franklin Resources, Inc. 
  1) 
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 Company dealt in                          Dragon Oil Plc 
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            Class of relevant security     Ordinary Shares 
             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        21,835,941 4.44% 
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      (2) Derivatives (other than 
       options) 
----------------------------------  -----------------  ----------- 
      (3) Options and agreements 
       to purchase/sell 
----------------------------------  -----------------  ----------- 
 Total                               21,835,941 4.44% 
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of 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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   3.         DEALINGS (Note 4) 
   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 Purchase/sale   Number of relevant securities   Price per unit (Note 5) 
--------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                   160                      5.8775 GBP 
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   (b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
 Product name,   Nature of transaction   Number of relevant securities   Price per unit (Note 
  e.g. CFD        (Note 6)                (Note 7)                        5) 
--------------  ----------------------  ------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
   (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 Product name,       Writing,        Number of securities   Exercise   Type, e.g.   Expiry   Option money 
  e.g. call option    selling,        to which the           price      American,    date     paid/received 
                      purchasing,     option relates                    European              per unit 
                      varying etc.    (Note 7)                          etc.                  (Note 5) 
------------------  --------------  ---------------------  ---------  -----------  -------  --------------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercising 
 
 Product name, e.g. call   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit 
  option                                           (Note 5) 
------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 Nature of transaction   Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
  (Note 8)                          (Note 5) 
----------------------  --------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
   4.         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 stated. 
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   Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                                 NO 
 
            Date of disclosure                               27 March 2015 
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            Contact name                                     Alicia Lagundino 
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            Telephone number                                 [phone] 
                                                              [e-mail] 
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 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror                 N/A 
  with which connected 
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            If a connected EFM, state nature of connection   N/A 
             (Note 10) 
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