5 Jan 2011 14:43
FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION
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| (a) |British & American Investment Trust plc/| Identity | Geminion Investments Ltd || of the | || person | || whose | || positions/dealings | || are being | || disclosed: | |
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| (b) | || Owner | || or | || controller | || of | || interests | || and short | || positions | || disclosed, | || if | || different | || from 1(a): | || The naming | || of nominee | || or vehicle | || companies | || is | || insufficient | |
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| (c) | MBL || Name | Group || of | PLC || offeror/offeree | || in relation to | || whose relevant | || securities this | || form relates: | || Use a separate | || form for each | || offeror/offeree | |
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| (d) If | || an | || exempt | || fund | || manager | || connected | || with an | || offeror/offeree, | || state this and | || specify identity | || of | || offeror/offeree: | |
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| (e) | 4 || Date | January, || position | 2011 || held/dealing | || undertaken: | |
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| (f) | NO || Has | || the | || discloser | || previously | || disclosed, | || or are | || they today | || disclosing, | || under the | || Code in | || respect of | || any other | || party to | || this offer? | |
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the
offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)
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| Class | ORDINARY SHARES * || of | || relevant | || security: | |
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| | Interests |Short positions |+ +------------------+-----------------+| | Number | % |Number | % |
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| (1) | 500,000 | 2.89 |500,000 |2.89 || Relevant | | | | || securities | | | | || owned | | | | || and/or | | | | || controlled: | | | | |
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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: |500,000 | 2.89 |500,000 |2.89 |
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options) +--------------+--------+| Class | || of | || relevant | || security | || in | || relation | || to which | || subscription | || right | || exists: | |+--------------+--------+| Details, | || including | || nature of | || the | || rights | || concerned | || and | || relevant | || percentages: | |+--------------+--------+
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.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (a) Purchases and sales
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| Class | Purchase/sale | Number | Price |
| of | | of | per || relevant | | securities | unit || security | | | |
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| Ord | Purchase | 500,000 | 91p |
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| Ord | Sale | 500,000 | 91p | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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| Class | Product | Nature | Number | Price || of |description | of | of | per ||relevant | e.g. CFD | dealing | reference | unit ||security | | e.g. |securities | || | | opening/closing | | || | | a long/short | | || | | position, | | || | |increasing/reducing | | || | | a long/short | | || | | position | | |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number |Exercise | Type |Expiry | Option || of |description |purchasing, | of | price | e.g. | date | money ||relevant | e.g. call | selling, |securities |per unit |American, | | paid/ ||security | option | varying | to which | | European | |received || | | etc. | option | | etc. | |per unit || | | | relates | | | | |
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(ii) Exercising
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| Class | Product | Number |Exercise || of |description | of | price ||relevant | e.g. call |securities |per unit ||security | option | | |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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| Class | Nature |Details | Price || of | of | | per ||relevant | dealing | | unit ||security | e.g. | | (if || |subscription, | |applicable) || | conversion | | |
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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: || If there are || no such || agreements, || arrangements || or || understandings, || state "none" |+-----------------+| || 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" |+-----------------+| || none || |+-----------------+ (c) Attachments +--------------+--------+| Is a | NO || Supplemental | || Form 8 (Open | || Positions) | || attached? | |+--------------+--------+ +-------------+-----------+| Date | 5 || of | January || disclosure: | 2011 |+-------------+-----------+
| Contact | Keith Williams |
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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.
MBL GROUP PLC