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ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP - Form 8.3 - Ark Therapeutics GroupABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP - Form 8.3 - Ark Therapeutics Group
PR Newswire
London, February 6
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Identity of the person whose positions/ Aberforth Partners LLP, on
dealings are being disclosed: behalf of discretionary clients. (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to Ark Therapeutics Group plc whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 05 February 2013 (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or Y/N NO are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? If YES, specify which:2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror orofferee to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security: Ordinary Shares Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevant securities owned 28,860,092 13.79 0 0.0 and/or controlled: (2) Derivatives (other than options): (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: TOTAL: 28,860,092 13.79 0 0.0All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchaseor sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (OpenPositions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and otherexecutive options)
Class of relevant security in N/A relation to which subscription right exists: Details, including nature of the N/A rights concerned and relevant percentages:If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than oneclass of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copytable 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevantsecurity.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit security securities Ordinary Shares Sale 2,915,000 1.009p(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per relevant description reference unit security e.g. opening/closing a securities e.g. CFD long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position N/A(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry Option relevant description purchasing, securities price
date money security e.g. call selling, to which per unit e.g.paid/
option varying option American, received etc. relates European per unit etc. N/A (ii) Exercising Class of relevant Product Number of Exercise price per security description securities unit e.g. call option N/A(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit security (if applicable) e.g. subscription, conversion N/AThe currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities ofthe offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (asappropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
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 orderivatives
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) AttachmentsIs a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 06 February 2013 Contact name: David Holland, for Aberforth Partners LLP Telephone number: 0131 220 0733Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a RegulatoryInformation Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk . The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit isavailable for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosurerequirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .