Franklin Resources, Inc Form 8.3 - Dragon Oil Plc (5401T)

TIDMDGO

RNS Number : 5401T

Franklin Resources, Inc

20 July 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                  Franklin Resources, Inc. 
  (Note 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              17 July 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       8,995,359 1.82% 
---------------------------------  ----------------  ----------- 
      (2) Derivatives (other 
       than options) 
---------------------------------  ----------------  ----------- 
      (3) Options and agreements 
       to purchase/sell 
---------------------------------  ----------------  ----------- 
 Total                              8,995,359 1.82% 
---------------------------------  ----------------  ----------- 
 

(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 
--------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 
   3.         DEALINGS (Note 4) 
   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 Purchase/sale   Number of relevant   Price per unit (Note 
                  securities           5) 
--------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
     Sale            3,952,499             7.2200 GBP 
--------------  -------------------  --------------------- 
 
   (b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
 Product name,   Nature of      Number of relevant   Price per unit 
  e.g. CFD        transaction    securities (Note     (Note 5) 
                  (Note 6)       7) 
--------------  -------------  -------------------  --------------- 
 
 
   (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.         date     money 
  e.g. call    purchasing,    to which                 American,             paid/received 
  option       varying        the option               European              per unit 
               etc.           relates                  etc.                  (Note 5) 
                              (Note 7) 
-----------  -------------  ------------  ---------  -----------  -------  --------------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercising 
 
 Product name, e.g.   Number of securities   Exercise price per 
  call option                                 unit (Note 5) 
-------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 Nature of transaction   Details   Price per unit (if 
  (Note 8)                          applicable) (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                 20 July 2015 
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            Contact name                       Sally Culver 
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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   N/A 
             of connection (Note 10) 
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