TIDMDGO
RNS Number : 9930C
Goodbody Stockbrokers
24 November 2009
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AP 17
Form 38.5
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,
TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT MARKET-MAKERS
1. KEY INFORMATION
+----------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Name of exempt | Goodbody Stockbrokers |
| market-maker | |
+----------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Company dealt in | Dragon Oil plc |
+----------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Class of relevant security | Ord EUR0.10 |
| to which the dealings | |
| being disclosed relate | |
| (Note 1) | |
+----------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Date of dealing | 23rd November 2009 |
+----------------------------+----------------------------------+
2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
+-----------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------+
| Total number of | Highest price paid | Lowest price | Line |
| relevant | (Note 3) | paid (Note 3) | of |
| securities | | | stock |
| acquired | | | |
+-----------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------+
| 3,698 | EUR4.69 | EUR4.69 |Dublin |
+-----------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------+
| 104,251 | GBP4.15 | GBP4.13 |London |
+-----------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------+
+-----------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------+
| Total number of | Highest price | Lowest price | Line |
| relevant | received (Note 3) | received (Note 3) | of |
| securities | | | stock |
| disposed | | | |
+-----------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------+
| 2,173 | EUR4.69 | EUR4.69 |Dublin |
+-----------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------+
| 93,698 | GBP4.2283 | GBP4.13 |London |
+-----------------+--------------------+--------------------+--------+
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
+-----------+---------------+---------------------+----------------+
| Product | Nature of | Number of relevant | Price per unit |
| name, | transaction | securities | |
+-----------+---------------+---------------------+----------------+
| e.g. CFD | (Note 4) | (Note 5) | (Note 3) |
+-----------+---------------+---------------------+----------------+
| | | | |
+-----------+---------------+---------------------+----------------+
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
+---------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+
| Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type, | Expiry | Option |
| name, | selling, | of | price | e.g. | date | money |
| e.g. | purchasing, | securities | | American, | | paid/received |
| call | varying | to which | | European | | per unit |
| option | etc. | the option | | etc. | | (Note 3) |
| | | relates | | | | |
| | | (Note 5) | | | | |
+---------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+
| | | | | | | |
+---------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+
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(ii) Exercising
+------------------------+------------------------+---------------+
| Product name, e.g. | Number of securities | Exercise |
| call option | | price per |
| | | unit (Note 3) |
+------------------------+------------------------+---------------+
| | | |
+------------------------+------------------------+---------------+
3. 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 or any relevant securities under any |
| option referred to on this form 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. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| None |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Date of disclosure | 24th November 2009 |
+-----------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Contact name | Michelle McNamara |
+-----------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Telephone number | 01 6419283 |
+-----------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Name of offeree/offeror | Emirates National Oil Company |
| with which connected | LLC |
| | |
+-----------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Specify category and nature | Advisor to the offeror |
| of associate status (Note | |
| 6) | |
+-----------------------------+---------------------------------+
NOTES ON FORM 38.5
1. See the definition of "relevant securities" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the
Rules.
2. See the definition of "dealing" in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.
3. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
4. If a long position has been increased or decreased as a result of the
dealing, write
"increased long" or "decreased long" respectively. If a short
position has been
increased or decreased as a result of the dealing, write "increased short" or
"decreased short" respectively. If the dealing has not resulted in a long or
short
position being increased or reduced, give details of the variation or other
dealing.
5. See Rule 2.7(d) of Part A of the Rules.
6. See the definition of "connected market-maker" in Rule 2.3 of Part A of the
Rules.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5 of the Rules.
If in doubt, consult the Panel.
References in these notes to "the Rules" are to the Irish Takeover Panel Act,
1997, Takeover Rules, 2007 (as amended).
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