31 Jul 2019 16:13
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) Full name of discloser: | Cobham plc |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | N/A |
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: | Cobham plc |
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree? | Offeree |
(e) Date position held: | 30 July 2019 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | N/A |
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:
| ORDINARY SHARES OF 2.5P EACH | |||
Interests | Short positions | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | Nil | - | Nil | - |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | Nil | - | Nil | - |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | Nil | - | Nil | - |
TOTAL: | Nil | - | Nil | - |
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | N/A |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | N/A |
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 (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3(a) Interests held by directors of Cobham PLC and their close relatives and related trusts (excluding options and awards set out below)
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3(b) Options and awards held by directors of Cobham plc in Cobham plc shares
(i) David Lockwood
(ii) David Mellors
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3(c) Interests and short positions of Cobham plc connected advisers in ordinary shares of Cobham plc:
(i) Merrill Lynch International
(1) 17,485 shares held by Bank of America Securities Europe; 18,970,794 shares held by Merrill Lynch International. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: |
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: |
None
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(c) Attachments
Are any Supplemental Forms attached?
Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) | No |
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL) | No |
| Date of disclosure: | 31 July 2019 |
| Contact name: | Bill Warner, Deputy Company Secretary |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0) 1202 857504 |