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Form 8.3 - Sophos Group plc

31 Dec 2019 09:52

RNS Number : 3931Y
Societe Generale SA
31 December 2019
 

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) Full name of discloser:

Société Générale S.A.

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

 Sophos Group plc

(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:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

30/12/2019

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

NO

 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

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.

 

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

 

Ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

15,958,402

3.24

510,752

0.10

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

508,500

0.10

2,396,734

0.49

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

TOTAL:

16,466,902

3.34

2,907,486

0.59

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), 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 employee options)

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

Purchase

1,932

5.616

Ordinary

Purchase

524

5.612003817

Ordinary

Sale

26

5.614

Ordinary

Sale

123

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

107

5.612

Ordinary

Sale

32

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

115

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

46

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

199

5.612

Ordinary

Sale

25

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

166

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

99

5.596

Ordinary

Sale

318

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

99

5.596

Ordinary

Sale

142

5.614

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

4

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

4

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

4

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.606

Ordinary

Sale

139

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

119

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

190

5.614

Ordinary

Sale

152

5.614

Ordinary

Sale

155

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

626

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

78

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

3,400

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

57

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

1,754

5.616

Ordinary

Sale

146

5.596

Ordinary

Sale

106

5.614

Ordinary

Sale

143

5.614

Ordinary

Sale

36

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

116

5.608

Ordinary

Sale

112

5.612

Ordinary

Sale

3

5.602

Ordinary

Sale

144

5.602

Ordinary

Sale

115

5.602

Ordinary

Sale

122

5.604

Ordinary

Sale

14

5.604

Ordinary

Sale

34

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

89

5.61

Ordinary

Sale

144

5.612

Ordinary

Sale

325

5.612

Ordinary

Sale

119

5.612

Ordinary

Sale

177

5.6

Ordinary

Sale

121

5.614

Ordinary

Sale

148

5.6

Ordinary

Sale

759

5.622

Ordinary

Sale

932

5.622

Ordinary

Sale

766

5.626

Ordinary

Sale

22,512

5.616425688

Ordinary

Sale

50,000

5.633084828

Total Purchases

2,456

Total Sales

85,380

 

 

(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 GBP

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

22,512

5.616425688

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

50,000

5.633084828

 

(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

GBP

 

(ii) Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

 

 

 

(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) GBP

 

 

 

 

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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "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"

 

 

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

31/12/2019

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number*:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.
 
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