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RNS Number : 5888L

Philex Petroleum Corporation

28 April 2015

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                   Philex Petroleum Corporation ("Philex") 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if        N/A 
 different from 1(a): 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, 
 the trustee(s), 
 settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this     Forum Energy plc ("Forum") 
 form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?                              OFFEROR 
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 (e) Date position held:                                                       27 April 2015 
  The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making         N/A 
 disclosures in respect 
 of any other party to the offer? 
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
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   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

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.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

 
 Class of relevant security:                                          Ordinary shares of 10p each ("Forum Shares") 
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                                                                             Interests                Short positions 
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                                                                        Number              %           Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     12,953,504         36.44%           0         0 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                            0                 0             0         0 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and 
  agreements to purchase/sell:                                            0                 0             0         0 
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   TOTAL:                                                             12,953,504         36.44%           0         0 
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:    N/A 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:   N/A 
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   3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
 Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and 
  other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making 
  the disclosure: 
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                                  Number       % of Forum 
                                 of Forum           issued 
    Name                           Shares    share capital 
    FEC Resources, Inc.         5,000,000           14.06% 
    Ferlim Nominees Limited* 
     (on behalf of FEC 
     Resources)                 3,550,200            9.99% 
    Asia Link B.V.              1,185,000            3.33% 
 
 
   *Ferlim Nominees Limited holds a total of 3,579,090 Forum Shares, representing 10.07% of the 
   issued share capital of Forum. The remaining 28,890 Forum Shares held by Ferlim Nominees Limited 
   (0.08% of Forum issued share capital) are held on behalf of other third parties, which are 
   not acting in concert with Philex. 
 
   Although they do not directly hold any securities in Forum, Philex Mining Corporation holds 
   64.79% of the voting rights in Philex. In addition, First Pacific Company Limited holds 100% 
   of the voting rights in Asia Link B.V., 46.18% of the voting rights in Philex Mining Corporation 
   and 16.78% of the voting rights in Philex. 
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Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   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 party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting 
  in concert with it: 
  Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such 
  agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   None 
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   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party 
  to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, 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" 
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   None 
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   (c)        Attachments 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
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 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    28 April 2015 
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 Contact name:          Paul Wallace 
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 Telephone number:      +85 262 92 6278 
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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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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