Bank of America Merrill Lynch

FORM 38.5(a)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,
TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Name of exempt principal trader:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Company dealt in

Petroceltic International PLC

Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)

Common - IE00BB0QZ876

Date of dealing

24/11/2014

Total number of relevant securities acquired

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

3,948

1.924 GBP

1.924 GBP

Total number of securities disposed

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3)

3,948

1.935 GBP

1.91 GBP

(b)

Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name,
e.g. CFD

Nature of transaction
(Note 4)

Number of relevant securities
(Note 5)

Price per unit
(Note 3)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(c)

Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)

Exercise price

Type, e.g. American, European etc

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit (Note 3)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Product name,
e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per
unit
(Note 3)

N/A

N/A

N/A

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 of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or 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.

Borrow of 37,000 shares


Date of disclosure

25/11/2014

Contact name

Stacy Otieno

Telephone number

0207 995 1335

Name of offeree/offerer with
which connected

Petroceltic International PLC

Nature of connection(Note 6)

Advisor to - Petroceltic International PLC


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