TIDMOPHR

RNS Number : 7642T

AUM Asset Management Limited

22 March 2019

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
      (a) Full name of discloser:                      AUM Asset Management 
                                                        Ltd - an Alternative 
                                                        Investment Fund Manager 
      (b) Owner or controller of interests             As above 
       and short positions disclosed, 
       if 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. 
                                                      ------------------------- 
      (c) Name of offeree in relation                  Ophir Energy plc 
       to whose relevant securities this 
       form relates: 
       Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                      ------------------------- 
      (d) If an exempt fund manager connected          n/a 
       with an offeror/offeree, state 
       this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: 
                                                      ------------------------- 
      (e) Date position held/dealing                   21 March 2019 
       undertaken: 
       For an opening position disclosure, 
       state the latest practicable date 
       prior to the disclosure 
                                                      ------------------------- 
      (f) In addition to the company                   N/A 
       in 1(c) above, is the discloser 
       making disclosures in respect of 
       any other party to the offer? 
       If it is a cash offer or possible 
       cash offer, state "N/A" 
                                                      ------------------------- 
 
   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON 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 following the dealing (if any)

 
 Class of relevant security: 
                                               Interests        Short positions 
                                          ------------------  ------------------ 
                                            Number       %        Number      % 
                                          ----------          -------------  --- 
      (1) Relevant securities 
       owned and/or controlled:                0         0          0         0 
                                          ----------  ------  -------------  --- 
      (2) Cash-settled derivatives:        5,727,069   0.81%        0         0 
                                          ----------  ------  -------------  --- 
      (3) Stock-settled derivatives 
       (including options) 
       and agreements to purchase/sell:        0         0          0         0 
                                          ----------  ------  -------------  --- 
 
   TOTAL:                                  5,727,069   0.81%        0         0 
                                          ----------  ------  -------------  --- 
 

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).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options) 
 
 Class of relevant security 
  in relation to which subscription 
  right exists: 
 Details, including nature 
  of the rights concerned and 
  relevant percentages: 
 
 
   3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
      security 
 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant       Product         Nature of dealing        Number of    Price per 
      security         description      e.g. opening/closing      reference       unit 
                         e.g. CFD      a long/short position,     securities 
                                         increasing/reducing 
                                        a long/short position 
 Ord 0.25p            Equity Swap      Reducing long position     4,000,000    57.1 
                     --------------  -------------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
    Class       Product description     Writing,         Number       Exercise         Type         Expiry    Option 
  of relevant        e.g. call         purchasing,    of securities     price      e.g. American,    date      money 
   security            option           selling,        to which       per unit       European                 paid/ 
                                         varying         option                         etc.                  received 
                                          etc.           relates                                              per unit 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant   Product description   Exercising/    Number of    Exercise price 
      security            e.g. call         exercised     securities      per unit 
                            option           against 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details    Price per unit 
      security        e.g. subscription,              (if applicable) 
                          conversion 
 
 
   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 person making 
  the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person 
  acting in concert with a party to the offer: 
  Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not 
  be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements 
  or understandings, state "none" 
 
   None 
 
   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
  formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure 
  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" 
 
   None 
 
   (c)        Attachments 
 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    22/03/2019 
 Contact name:          Roberta Bonavia 
                       ---------------- 
 Telephone number*:     00356 2713 9851 
                       ---------------- 
 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

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

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