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HSBC Bank Plc - FORM 38.5(a) (EPT/RI) - Bank of Cyprus Holdings plcFORM 38.5(a) (EPT/RI)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(a) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2022 BY A CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS AND DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1. KEY INFORMATION
| (a) Name of exempt principal trader: | HSBC Bank Plc |
| (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Bank of Cyprus Holdings plc |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: (Note 1) | Offeree - Bank of Cyprus Holdings plc |
| (d) Date dealing undertaken: | 22-August-2022 |
| (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader also making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A” | N/A |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER (Note 2)
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 (Note 3) | Purchases/ sales | Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/ received(GBP) | Lowest price per unit paid/ received(GBP) |
| Ordinary Shares | Purchase | 12,699 | 104.500 p | 102.000 p |
| Ordinary Shares | Sale | 12,699 | 104.500 p | 102.000 p |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities (Note 4) | Price per unit (Note 5) |
(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 (Note 4) | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)
| Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) |
3. 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 exempt principal trader 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
| 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. |
| Date of disclosure: | 23-August-2022 |
| Contact name: | Mohammed Abdul Qader |
| Telephone number: | 020 7088 2000 |
Public disclosures under Rule 38 of the Rules must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.