Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc
("Seplat" or the "Company")
Announcement on Notification of Dealing in Shares by a PDMR
Lagos and London - 31 August 2018:
The Company was notified of the Sale of 95,238 ordinary shares registered in the name of Lexican Consulting Limited, a Company wholly owned by Mr. Michael Richard Alexander, a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company which was purchased by Mr. Michael Richard Alexander in his personal capacity.
The above transaction has not resulted in a change of beneficial ownership, with Mr. Alexander continuing to hold a direct interest in 115,238 ordinary shares which equates to a voting interest of 0.019% (based on Issued Share Capital of 588,444,561).
Further details of the transaction are set out in the attached Notification and Public Disclosure of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them.
This notification is made in accordance with Rule 12 of the Amendments to the Listing Rules of the Nigerian Stock Exchange and Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulations.
Dr. Mirian Kene Kachikwu
Company Secretary
FOR: SEPLAT PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PLC.
Details of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
Roger Brown, CFO +44 (0) 203 725 6500
Investor enquiries:
Andrew Dymond, Investor Relations +44 (0) 203 725 6500
Form for Notification and Public Disclosure of Transactions By Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities And Persons Closely Associated With Them:
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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Name
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Michael Richard Alexander |
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Reason for the notification
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Position/status
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Senior Independent Non-Executive Director |
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
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SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc |
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LEI
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029200711C4S4CB2E982 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Shares (NGSEPLAT0008) |
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Identification code |
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Nature of the transaction
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Sale of shares registered in the name of Lexican Consulting Limited and Purchase of same volume of Shares registered in the name of Mr. Michael Richard Alexander |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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136p/share (Average Price) |
95,238 |
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
95,238 |
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- Price |
136p/share (Average Price) |
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Date of the transaction
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29th August 2018 |
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Place of the transaction
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London, United Kingdom |