FORM 38.5(b)

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

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

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader:   BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
Company dealt in DRAGON OIL PLC
Class of relevant security to which the €0.10 ordinary shares
dealings being disclosed relate  
Date of dealing 12 May 2015

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:       ORD
Interests   Short Positions
    Number   (%) Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
451,403 0.09% 320,470 0.07%
           
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
316,936 0.06% 447,869 0.09%
           
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 768,339 0.16% 768,339 0.16%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:   Long   Short
    Number   (%)   Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities        
(2) Derivatives (other than options)        
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell        
Total        

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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
  securities  
Purchase 207 6.3225 GBP
Purchase 793 6.3300 GBP
Purchase 1,218 8.6996 EUR
Purchase 5,211 6.2452 GBP
Sale 303 6.2876 GBP
Sale 917 8.7240 EUR
Sale 1,404 6.2118 GBP
Sale 1,549 6.2000 GBP
Sale 5,063 8.6885 EUR
Sale 7,551 6.2055 GBP
Sale 11,623 6.2654 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product   Nature of transaction   Number of relevant securities   Price per unit
name      
CFD Long 33 6.2145 GBP
CFD Long 409 8.7320 EUR
CFD Long 770 6.2842 GBP
CFD Long 1,158 6.1960 GBP
CFD Long 1,404 6.2118 GBP
CFD Long 917 8.7240 EUR
CFD Long 2,500 6.1694 GBP
CFD Long 3,071 6.2068 GBP
CFD Long 4,654 8.6828 EUR
SWAP Long 5,590 6.1964 GBP
CFD Long 7,904 6.3056 GBP
CFD Short 407 6.2651 GBP
CFD Short 416 8.6306 EUR
SWAP Short 691 6.1844 GBP
CFD Short 802 8.7384 EUR
CFD Short 1,000 6.3292 GBP
CFD Short 1,273 6.3269 GBP
SWAP Short 2,840 6.2209 GBP

(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 7)   Exercise price   Type, e.g. American, European etc.   Expiry date   Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4)

(ii) Exercising

Product name,

e.g. call option

  Number of securities   Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction

(Note 7)

  Details   Price per unit

(if applicable) (Note 4)

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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 38.5(b) attached?   NO
Date of disclosure: 13 May 2015
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Emirates National Oil Company
Nature of connection Financial Adviser