AMARA MINING PLC -
KEY INFORMATION
(a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed:
Thomas L. Gipson and Robert L. Gipson
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Amara Mining PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
March 1 2016
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?
NO
If YES, specify which:
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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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:
Aurelian Oil & Gas 5 p Ordinary Shares
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
9,612,382
2.27
0
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:
9,612,382
2.27
0
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
- Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security
Purchase/sale
Number of securities
Price per unit
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Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
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Options transactions in respect of existing securities
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security
Product descriptione.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number of securities to which option relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g.
American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit
- Exercising
- Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
- OTHER INFORMATION
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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:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
none
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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:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
Robert and Thomas are brothers. They have no formal, informal, written, or oral agreement or understanding concerning their respective investments in Amara. Robert is the beneficial owner of and controls the voting rights to 4,612,382 shares of Amara. Thomas is the beneficial owner of and controls the voting right to 5,000,000 shares of Amara. Messrs. Gipson dispute the presumption that they are acting in concert with the Offeror, the Offeree, each other, any other individual, or groups of individuals.
the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
- Attachments
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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.
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
Date of disclosure: | March 11, 2016 |
Contact name: | Frank Stolba |
Telephone number: | 212-269-7814 USA |
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 dealing 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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