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RNS Number : 8537Q

San Leon Energy PLC

12 November 2012

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) Identity of the party to the offer making the           San Leon Energy plc 
 disclosure: 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions 
 disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is 
 insufficient 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant   Aurelian Oil & Gas plc 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each party to the offer 
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 (d) Is the party to the offer making the disclosure the     OFFEROR 
 offeror or the offeree? 
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 (e) Date position held: 
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 (f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today      Disclosing in relation to positions in Offeror at the 
 disclosing, under the Code in respect                       same time. 
 of any other party to this offer? 
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   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

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

 
 Class of relevant security: 
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                                                     Interests     Short positions 
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                                                    Number    %      Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   Nil           Nil 
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 (2) Derivatives (other than options):              Nil           Nil 
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 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:       Nil           Nil 
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                                                    Nil           Nil 
   TOTAL: 
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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).

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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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.

   (c)        Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent 
 
 Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters of intent procured by the party to the offer 
  making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of 
  the Code): 
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             All of the Offeree Directors who have personal interests in Offeree Shares have given irrevocable 
             undertakings to vote or procure the vote in favour of the offer (or, if implemented by way 
             of contractual takeover offer, accept or procure the acceptance of such offer) as follows:       Name          Number of Offeree   % of issued share capital 
                                        Shares                of Offeree 
             ------------------  ------------------  -------------------------- 
              John Conlin                   100,000                        0.02 
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              Rowen Bainbridge              439,647                        0.09 
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              John Matthews                  25,000                        0.01 
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              David Prior                 2,931,345                        0.59 
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              David Walker                  121,603                        0.02 
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             In addition the Offeree Directors have agreed that the undertaking to vote in favour of the 
             Scheme at the Court Meeting and the resolutions at the General Meeting will extend to Offeree 
             Shares issued to them before the meetings on the exercise of certain options. 
 
             The undertakings given by the Offeree Directors only cease to be binding if the Offeror announces, 
             with the consent of the Panel, that it does not intend to proceed with the offer and no new, 
             revised or replacement offer is announced by the Offeror in accordance with Rule 2.7 of the 
             Code at the same time or in circumstances where a condition to the Scheme is invoked or it 
             fails to become effective by the 30 June 2013 and no new, revised or replacement offer or 
             Scheme has been announced in its place within 5 Business Days of such date. 
 
             Institutional Irrevocable Undertakings 
             Certain Offeree Shareholders have given irrevocable undertakings to vote or procure the vote 
             in favour of the offer (or, if implemented by way of contractual takeover offer, accept or 
             procure the acceptance of such offer) as follows:            Name               Number of Offeree    % of issued share 
                                                  Shares         capital of Offeree 
             ----------------------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
              Toscafund Asset Management 
               LLP                                117,830,871                 23.84 
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              Kulczyk Investments 
               S.A.                                68,055,728                 13.77 
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              Lord Sainsbury                       21,980,359                  4.45 
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             The irrevocable undertakings given by each of Toscafund Asset Management LLP and Kulczyk Investments 
             S.A. will cease to be binding in circumstances where they have provided notice to Offeror 
             that they intend to accept a third party proposal to acquire the entire issued share capital 
             of Offeree and such proposal: 
             represents a substantially improved proposal when compared with the offer; and 
             (ii) a period of ten days has elapsed from the announcement of such third party offer without 
             the Offeror having revised the terms of the offer so that the value of the revised offer exceeds 
             the value of the proposal by such third party. 
             The irrevocable undertaking given by Lord Sainsbury will cease to be binding in circumstances 
             where he has provided notice to the Offeror that he intends to accept a third party proposal 
             to acquire the entire issued share capital of the Offeree and such proposal: 
             (i) represents a substantially improved proposal when compared with the offer; 
             (ii) is recommended by the board of directors of the Offeree; and 
             (iii) a period of ten days has elapsed from the announcement of such third party offer without 
             the Offeror having revised the terms of the offer so that the value of the revised offer exceeds 
             the value of the proposal by such third party. 
             Letter of Intent 
             A letter of intent has been received from Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP in relation to 
             the Offeree Shares set out below.            Name              Number of Offeree   % of issued share capital 
                                                 Shares                of Offeree 
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              Cheyne Capital Management 
               (UK) LLP                           23,598,420                        4.77 
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             The letter of intent states Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP's current intention to use 
             its reasonable endeavours to persuade the owner of the 23,598,420 Offeree Shares, in relation 
             to which it holds contracts for difference, to vote in favour of the offer. 
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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 of any person acting in 
  concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure: 
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 None 
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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 3 for each additional class of relevant security.

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).

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: 
  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:    12/11/12 
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 Contact name:          Ray King 
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 Telephone number:      +44 20 3617 3913 
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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 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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