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APPENDIX 3 DISCLOSURE FORMS
FORM 8.1(a)&(b)(i)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR PARTIES ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THEM FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) | Thomas Leysen |
Company dealt in | Independent News & Media plc |
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | Ordinary shares of €0.01 each |
Date of dealing | 06 May 2019 |
2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
| Long | Short |
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(1) Relevant securities | 1,081,806 (0.08%) |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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Total | 1,081,806 (0.08%) |
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: | Long | Short |
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(1) Relevant securities |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
Sale | 14,066,012 (1.01%) | €0.1035 |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
Product name, e.g. CFD | Nature of transaction (Note 6) | Number of relevant securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) |
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(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 5) |
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(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) |
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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.
The long interest in relevant securities disclosed at 2(a)(1) above reflects a June 2018 investment by Mr. Leysen in Farringdon Capital Management's Farringdon Alpha One fund (the "Fund") and is calculated based on Mr Leysen's unit holding of the Fund, and the Fund's interest in relevant securities. Unit holders of the Fund do not have voting rights in respect of the underlying investments of the Fund.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO
Date of disclosure | 06 May 2019 |
Contact name | Geert Steurbaut |
Telephone number | +32 2 467 26 75 |
Name of offeree/offeror with which acting in concert | N/A |
Specify category and nature of acting in concert status | N/A |