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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:                                              Barclays PLC.                   
                                                                                                             
 (b)    Owner or controller of interest and short                                                            
        positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):                                                         
 (c)    Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                         SEPLAT PETROLEUM DEVT CO PLC    
        relevant securities this form relates:                                                               
 (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:                               22 January 2015                 
 (f)    In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making    YES:                            
        disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?              AFREN PLC                       
 
 
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:                                                     ORD                                                
                                                                                 Interests                Short Positions           
                                                                                 Number         (%)       Number          (%)       
 (1)                            Relevant securities owned                                                                           
                                and/or controlled:                               392,891        0.07%     0               0.00%     
                                                                                                                                    
 (2)                            Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                           
                                                                                 0              0.00%     88,917          0.02%     
                                                                                                                                    
 (3)                            Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                                       
                                and agreements to purchase/sell:                 0              0.00%     0               0.00%     
                                                                                                                                    
 (4)                                                                                                                                
                                TOTAL:                                           392,891        0.07%     88,917          0.02%     
 
 
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 subscription right exists:     
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:    
 
 
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    Purchase/sale    Number of     Price per unit    
 security                              securities                      
 ORD                  Purchase         967           1.1950 GBP        
 ORD                  Sale             967           1.1950 GBP        
 
 
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant security    Product description     Nature of dealing                                                                         Number of reference securities    Price per unit  
                               e.g. CFD                e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position                                                       
 
 
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 Class of relevant security    Product description e.g. call option    Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.    Number of securities to which option relates    Exercise price per unit    Type                             Expiry date    Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                                e.g. American, European etc.                                                          
 
 
(ii) Exercise 
 
 Class of relevant security    Product description     Exercising/ exercised against    Number of securities    Exercise price per unit  
                               e.g. call option                                                                                          
 
 
(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"                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 
(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"                                                                           
 
 
(c) Attachments 
 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?    NO               
 Date of disclosure:                                    23 Jan 2015      
 Contact name:                                          Jay Supaya       
 Telephone number:                                      0207 773 0635    
 
 
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 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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