Last checked at 14 Mar 2018 10:12
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 5705H released at 11:31 am on the 13th march 2018. Amendment made to section 2 (a). All other information remains unchanged
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | UBS Investment Bank, London |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Melrose Industries plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | GKN Plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 12 March 2018 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | YES GKN Plc |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
48/7p ordinary | Buy
| 17690372 | 2.24586 GBP | 2.12100 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | Sell
| 12122228 | 2.24586 GBP | 2.12100 GBP |
(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 | Price per unit |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 343492 | 2.15465918 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10366 | 2.162734 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6000 | 2.17172666666667 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 47 | 2.1757824 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 134928 | 2.135 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 50000 | 2.20743264 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 528100 | 2.134863 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 884311 | 2.1788 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 938303 | 2.23073648 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 65743 | 2.1613 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 343855 | 2.133125 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1059552 | 2.1822444 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 33641 | 2.155378 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 35930 | 2.157747 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4343 | 2.15098 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11567 | 2.150757 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 100000 | 2.1255 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 606071 | 2.18170261 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 668201 | 2.15168331 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1141825 | 2.20366249 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 126262 | 2.13160626316707 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7929 | 2.13856980703746 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 141809 | 2.13914039306391 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2014 | 2.12418073485601 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 39000 | 2.13133615384615 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 20166 | 2.17065258355648 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 190820 | 2.167502567865 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1792 | 2.169354 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 409 | 2.168 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 104175 | 2.13334847 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 30800 | 2.186029 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2014 | 2.16253227408143 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 109863 | 2.15492322255901 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 115000 | 2.21880682 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 281 | 2.180295 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1052636 | 2.203829 GBP |
48/7p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 335000 | 2.164926 GBP |
(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 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 |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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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 " |
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 exempt principal trader 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" |
None |
| Date of disclosure: | 14 March 2018 |
| Contact name: | Wendy Dent |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 1245 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.