Rule 8.3 - Gulfsands Petroleum
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Investec Asset Management - On behalf of
Discretionary Clients
Company dealt in Gulfsands Petroleum
Class of relevant security to Common Stock GBP 0.5714286
which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 23.3.10
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 1,513,194 1.250% Nil Nil
(2) Derivatives (other than Nil Nil Nil Nil
options)
(3) Options and agreements to Nil Nil Nil Nil
purchase/sell
Total 1,513,194 1.250% Nil Nil
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities Nil Nil Nil Nil
(2) Derivatives (other than Nil Nil Nil Nil
options)
(3) Options and agreements to Nil Nil Nil Nil
purchase/sell
Total Nil Nil Nil Nil
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
Nil Nil
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
Sale 18,408 3.2725 GBP
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note
6) (Note 7) 5)
e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
selling, securities to American, money
e.g. call purchasing, which the price European date
option varying option etc. paid/
etc. relates (Note received
7) per unit
(Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit
option (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if
(Note 8) applicable) (Note 5)
4. 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 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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 24.03.10
Contact name Ian Gartshore
Telephone number 0207 597 1825
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror
with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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