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RNS Number : 2611R

Columbus Energy Resources PLC

26 June 2020

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*:                                a) Geoffrey Leid and Gelco Energy Inc 
                                                              b) Rex Caribbean Holding Limited 
                                                              c) West Indian Energy Holdings AS 
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions         a) Geoffrey Leid 
 disclosed, if different from 1(a):                               b) Rex International Holding Limited (Listed company 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is                    in Singapore); 
 insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s),                       Rex International Investments Pte. Ltd. 
 settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                         Rex International Holding Ltd (BVI) 
                                                                  Rex Caribbean Holding Limited 
                                                                  Security Services Nominees Limited 
                                                                  c) Pareto Staur Energy AS (private equity fund) 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant   Columbus Energy Resources plc ("Offeree") 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (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:                  26.6.2020 
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest 
 practicable date prior to the disclosure 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the        NO 
 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" 
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 

* All disclosers were Concert Parties who received Columbus shares as consideration for the sale of their shareholding in Steeldrum Oil Company Inc. on 8 October 2018.

   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:                                                 Ordinary shares of 0.05p 
                                                                          Interests                   Short positions 
                                                           ---------------------------------------  ------------------ 
                                                                        Number                 %        Number      % 
                                                           --------------------------------         -------------  --- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:               Gelco Energy 8,648,759        0.9        Nil 
 
                                                                     Geoffrey Leid 
                                                                       2,281,580               0.2 
 
                                                             Rex Caribbean Holding Limited 
                                                                       20,231,650 
 
                                                             West Indian Energy Holdings AS    2.2 
                                                                       58,945,904 
 
 
 
                                                                                               6.3 
                                                           --------------------------------  -----  -------------  --- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                            Nil                            Nil 
                                                           --------------------------------  -----  -------------  --- 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and                    Nil                            Nil 
 agreements to purchase/sell: 
                                                           --------------------------------  -----  -------------  --- 
 
   TOTAL:                                                             90,107,893              9.6        Nil 
                                                           --------------------------------  -----  -------------  --- 
 

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             Ordinary shares of 0.05p 
 subscription right exists: 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and       a) As at 31 May 2020, Gelco Energy Inc is entitled to 
 relevant percentages:                                       receive a further 4,353,191 ordinary 
                                                             shares of 0.05p as Executive Salary Options, representing 
                                                             0.5% of the issued ordinary shares 
                                                             of 0.05p. The options are in lieu of payment of fees due 
                                                             to Gelco Energy Inc, accrue month 
                                                             to month provided the services are provided and have a 
                                                             nil cost exercise price. 
 
                                                             Geoffrey Leid is party to a Share Purchase Agreement with 
                                                             the Offeree dated 12 July 2018 pursuant 
                                                             to which if certain terms and conditions are met, he 
                                                             would be entitled to deferred consideration, 
                                                             paid in ordinary shares of 0.05p of the Offeree, up to a 
                                                             maximum amount of 696,869 shares. 
 
                                                             Gelco Energy Inc is party to a Share Purchase Agreement 
                                                             with the Offeree dated 12 July 2018 
                                                             pursuant to which if certain terms and conditions are 
                                                             met, it would be entitled to deferred 
                                                             consideration, paid in ordinary shares of 0.05p of the 
                                                             Offeree, up to a maximum amount of 
                                                             1,807,153 shares. 
 
                                                             b) Rex Caribbean Holdings Ltd is party to a Share 
                                                             Purchase Agreement with the Offeree dated 
                                                             12 July 2018 pursuant to which if certain terms and 
                                                             conditions are met, it would be entitled 
                                                             to deferred consideration, paid in ordinary shares of 
                                                             0.05p of the Offeree, up to a maximum 
                                                             amount of 8,575,695 shares. 
 
                                                             c) West Indian Energy Holdings AS is party to a Share 
                                                             Purchase Agreement with the Offeree 
                                                             dated 12 July 2018 pursuant to which if certain terms and 
                                                             conditions are met, it would be 
                                                             entitled to deferred consideration, paid in ordinary 
                                                             shares of 0.05p of the Offeree, up to 
                                                             a maximum amount of 19,118,222 shares. 
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   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 security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, 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:   26.06.2020 
 Contact name:              a) Geoffrey Leid 
                             b) Kristofer Skantze 
                             c) Ola Lyngstad 
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 Telephone number*:         a) +44(0)20 7203 2039 
                             b) +65 6557 2477 
                             c) +47 22 87 87 00 
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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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