Form 8.3 - DANA PETROLEUM PLC
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
are being disclosed: BARCLAYS PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies
is insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to
whose relevant securities this form
relates: DANA PETROLEUM PLC
Use a separate form for each
offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with
an offeror/
offeree, state this and specify identity
of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 5 July 2010
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or NO
are they today disclosing, under the Code
in respect of any other party
to this offer?
If YES, specify which:
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security: Ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant
securities
wned and/or
controlled: 966,449 1.04% 288,275 0.31%
(2) Derivatives
(other
than options): 251,633 0.27% 0 0.00%
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00 0 0.00
TOTAL: 1,218,082 1.32% 288,275 0.31%
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or
sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other
executive options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class
of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a)
or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of Purchase/sale Number of Price per
relevant securities unit
security
ORD Purchase 71 14.3023 GBP
ORD Purchase 100 14.4106 GBP
ORD Purchase 140 13.9850 GBP
ORD Purchase 142 14.3912 GBP
ORD Purchase 160 14.3850 GBP
ORD Purchase 200 14.4150 GBP
ORD Purchase 216 14.3135 GBP
ORD Purchase 260 14.3400 GBP
ORD Purchase 262 14.3731 GBP
ORD Purchase 284 14.4000 GBP
ORD Purchase 328 14.4030 GBP
ORD Purchase 328 14.4918 GBP
ORD Purchase 344 14.3500 GBP
ORD Purchase 344 14.3819 GBP
ORD Purchase 346 14.3612 GBP
ORD Purchase 350 14.0112 GBP
ORD Purchase 400 14.0700 GBP
ORD Purchase 571 14.3406 GBP
ORD Purchase 574 14.3150 GBP
ORD Purchase 656 14.4350 GBP
ORD Purchase 656 14.5000 GBP
ORD Purchase 688 14.4800 GBP
ORD Purchase 692 14.3700 GBP
ORD Purchase 700 14.0200 GBP
ORD Purchase 727 13.9812 GBP
ORD Purchase 909 14.2767 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,000 14.4985 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,080 14.3729 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,114 14.3962 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,142 14.3450 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,450 14.4250 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,590 13.9900 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,342 14.3900 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,388 14.4050 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,546 14.4850 GBP
ORD Purchase 3,990 14.3950 GBP
ORD Purchase 4,043 14.1395 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,373 14.2278 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,722 14.1205 GBP
ORD Purchase 6,842 14.0187 GBP
ORD Purchase 13,106 14.2014 GBP
ORD Sale 2 14.0600 GBP
ORD Sale 49 13.9600 GBP
ORD Sale 68 13.9913 GBP
ORD Sale 70 13.9863 GBP
ORD Sale 107 14.5200 GBP
ORD Sale 130 14.3414 GBP
ORD Sale 140 13.9850 GBP
ORD Sale 160 14.3850 GBP
ORD Sale 171 14.3969 GBP
ORD Sale 172 14.3514 GBP
ORD Sale 200 14.0714 GBP
ORD Sale 200 14.4150 GBP
ORD Sale 260 14.3400 GBP
ORD Sale 273 14.4814 GBP
ORD Sale 284 14.4000 GBP
ORD Sale 344 14.3500 GBP
ORD Sale 344 14.4980 GBP
ORD Sale 400 14.0700 GBP
ORD Sale 491 13.9800 GBP
ORD Sale 574 14.3150 GBP
ORD Sale 656 14.4350 GBP
ORD Sale 656 14.5000 GBP
ORD Sale 688 14.4800 GBP
ORD Sale 692 14.3700 GBP
ORD Sale 700 14.0200 GBP
ORD Sale 725 14.4768 GBP
ORD Sale 737 14.1394 GBP
ORD Sale 917 14.4282 GBP
ORD Sale 1,142 14.3450 GBP
ORD Sale 1,389 14.3893 GBP
ORD Sale 1,450 14.4250 GBP
ORD Sale 1,590 13.9900 GBP
ORD Sale 2,228 14.3962 GBP
ORD Sale 2,342 14.3900 GBP
ORD Sale 2,546 14.4850 GBP
ORD Sale 2,955 14.4275 GBP
ORD Sale 3,382 14.2070 GBP
ORD Sale 3,990 14.3950 GBP
ORD Sale 5,485 14.4445 GBP
ORD Sale 14,500 14.1033 GBP
ORD Sale 22,031 14.1978 GBP
ORD Sale 23,000 14.3055 GBP
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price
relevant description e.g. opening/ reference per unit
security e.g. CFD closing a long/ securities
short position,
increasing/reducing
a long/short position
ORD CFD Long 737 14.1394 GBP
ORD CFD Long 917 14.4282 GBP
ORD CFD Long 3,382 14.2070 GBP
ORD CFD Long 5,485 14.4445 GBP
ORD CFD Short 2,388 14.4050 GBP
ORD CFD Short 4,043 14.1395 GBP
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
relevant description purchasing, of Price e.g. date Money
security e.g. selling, securities per unit paid/
call varying to which American, received
option etc. option European per unit
relates etc.
(ii) Exercising
Class of Product Number of Exercise
relevant description securities price
security e.g. call per unit
option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of Nature of Details Price per
Relevant dealing e.g. unit
security subscription, (if applicable)
conversion
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be
an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making
the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a
party to the offer:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 6 July 2010
Contact name: Geoff Smith
Telephone number: 020 7116 2913
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.