Rule 8.3- (Gulfsands Petroleu

RNS Number : 1706K
Schroders PLC
14 April 2010
 



 

FORM 8.3

 

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

(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

Name of person dealing  (Note 1)

Schroders plc

Company dealt in

Gulfsands Petroleum

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Ordinary 5.714286p

Date of dealing

13/04/2010

 

 

2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

 

(a)

Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 


Long

 

Short

 


Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities

19,258,242

 

15.91%

 

 

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

 

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 

 



Total

19,258,242

 

15.91%




















 

(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

 

 

 

 

 

(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

 

Class of relevant security:

Details

 



 

3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Purchase/sale 

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 5)

 

Sale

 

130,000

 

3.35p

 

 

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name, e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

 





(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 7)

 

Exercise price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option moneypaid/received per unit (Note 5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)        Exercising

 

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

 

 

 

 

 

(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 

Nature of transaction (Note 8) 

Details

Price per unit (if 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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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                                 No

 

 

Date of disclosure

14/04/2010

Contact name

Taryn O'Donoghue

Telephone number

0207 658 2959

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected

 

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

 

Notes

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

 

 


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