Rule 8.3 - RIFT LN

 
TIDMRIFT 
 
 

  FORM 8.3 
 

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

  (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
 

  1.KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing(Note 1)    Sandelman Partners International LLP 
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Company dealt in                  Rift Oil PLC 
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Class of relevant security        Common shares 
to which the dealings 
being disclosed  relate(Note 2) 
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Date of dealing                   3 August 2009 
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  2.INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 

  (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) 
 
                                              Long              Short 
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                                              Number     (%)    Number  (%) 
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(1) Relevant securities 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)          7,800,500  0.94% 
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
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Total 
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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 
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                                              Number  (%)  Number  (%) 
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(1) Relevant securities 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
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Total 
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  (c)Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
Class of relevant security:   Details 
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  3.DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 

  (a)Purchases and sales 
 
Purchase/sale   Number of securities  Price per unit(Note 5) 
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  (b)Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
Product name,   Long/short(Note 6)  Number              Price per unit(Note 
e.g. CFD                            of securities(Note  5) 
                                    7) 
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CFD             Short               2,000,000           GBp 13.0 
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  (c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 

  (i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product     Writing,      Number      Exercise  Type,      Expiry  Option 
name,                     of                    e.g.               money 
e.g. call   selling,      securities  price     American,  date    paid/received 
option                    to 
            purchasing,   which                 European           per unit 
                          the                   etc.               (Note 
            varying etc.  option                                   5) 
                          relates 
                          (Note 
                          7) 
 
 

  (ii)Exercising 
 
Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities  Exercise price per 
                                                       unit(Note 5) 
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  (d)Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
Nature of transaction(Note 8)    Details  Price per unit (if 
                                          applicable)(Note 
                                          5) 
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  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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  Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO 
 
Date of disclosure                            4 Aug 2009 
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Contact name                                  Sujit Sahadevan 
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Telephone number                              [phone] 
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror 
with which connected 
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If a connected EFM, state nature 
of connection(Note 10) 
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  Notes 
 

  The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk