EPT Disclosure

RNS Number : 8561I

Royal Bank of Canada Europe Ltd

19 March 2010

 



DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS

BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1.         KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader	Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited
Company dealt in	Gulfsands Petroleum plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ords
Date of dealing	18 March 2010

2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

	Long	Short
	Number                                     (%)	Number                                         (%)
(1) Relevant securities	0                                                  0%	0                                                      0%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	0                                                  0%	0                                                      0%

(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

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

(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:	Details

3.         DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a)        Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale	1799	276p
Sale	12374	283.75p
Sale	1000	293.75p
Sale	10000	307.56p
Sale	55384	308p
Sale	5000	308.5p
Sale	15000	308.57p
Sale	10000	309p
Sale	66000	310p
Purchase	15000	282.39p
Purchase	1000	293.75p
Purchase	5677	307p
Purchase	823	307.75p
Purchase	47341	308p
Purchase	8110	308.25p
Purchase	10983	308.5p
Purchase	16395	309p
Purchase	71725	310p
Purchase	264	311p
Purchase	66	312p
Total Purchases	177,384
Total Sales	176,557

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 5)	Number of securities (Note 6)	Price per unit (Note 4)

(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option	Writing, selling,  purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4)

(ii)        Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

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.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)                                                    NO

Date of disclosure	19 March 2010
Contact name	Jochen Heussner
Telephone number	020 7653 4041
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Gulfsands Petroleum plc
Nature of connection (Note 9)	Connected Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

 

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