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Form 8 (OPD) (Sky High plc)

26 Mar 2013 11:59

RNS Number : 8984A
Sky High PLC
26 March 2013
 



FORM 8 (OPD)

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Identity of the party to the offer making the disclosure:

SKY HIGH PLC

(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 whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each party to the offer

SKY HIGH PLC

(d) Is the party to the offer making the disclosure the offeror or the offeree?

OFFEREE

(e) Date position held:

26 MARCH 2013

(f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?

NO

If YES, specify which:

 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

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

 

Class of relevant security:

 

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

(2) Derivatives (other than options):

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

TOTAL:

NIL

NIL

 

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).

 

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

 

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities

 

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.

 

(c) Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent

 

Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters of intent procured by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of the Code):

 

3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

 

Mark Mattison, a director of the offeree, has an interest in 4,129,389 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the offeree (representing 19.19% of the issued share capital).

 

Michael Jackson, a director of the offeree has an interest in 797,693 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the offeree (representing 3.71% of the issued share capital).

 

Richard Jackson, a director of the offeree has an interest in 2,329,256 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the offeree (representing 10.82% of the issued share capital).

 

Michael Jackson and Richard Jackson, directors of the offerees, as trustees for the W&E Jackson Settlement Trust have an interest in 2,329,256 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the offeree. (These shares represent 7.30% of the issued share capital).

 

David Lowe, a director of the offeree, has an interest in 485,193 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the offeree (representing 2.25% of the issued share capital).

 

Sir John Madejski OBE DL, a director of the offeree, has an interest in 5,635,709 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the offeree. (Of these, 1,500,000 are registered in his own name and 4,135,709 are registered in the name of Clearview Traffic Group Limited in which he is a director and shareholder) (In total these shares represent 26.19% of the issued share capital).

 

Grant Wilson, a director of the offeree, has an interest in 548,726 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the offeree (representing 2.55% of the issued share capital).

 

Martin Prowse, a director of the offeree, has an interest in 416,666 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the offeree. (These are held in the name of Prowse Family Trust Pty Limited, a company in which he is a director and shareholder). (These shares represent 1.94% of the issued share capital).

 

David Lowe has 255,000 outstanding unapproved options, and Grant Wilson has 127,000 options (under the Sky High EMI Option Scheme), each at an exercise price of 12.5p. However each of them has voluntarily surrendered these options subject to the Offer becoming unconditional in all respects. (Details are set out in paragraph 4.2(e) of Appendix III of the offer document dated 26 March 2013.)

 

 

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 3 for each additional class of relevant security.

 

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).

 

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

 

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 party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:

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 party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, 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

 

(i) As at the disclosure date, the following options had been granted to the Sky High Directors under the Sky High share option schemes:

 

Option Holders

Sky High EMI Options

Exercise Price

Sky High Unapproved Options

Exercise Price

David Lowe

255,000

12.5p

Grant Wilson

127,000

12.5p

 

However, subject to and conditional upon the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, each of the option holders has voluntarily surrendered such options and waived their rights under Rule 15 of the Code, which would have required Tracsis to have made an appropriate offer to them to ensure that their interests were safeguarded. Consequently, the Panel has granted dispensation in respect of making an appropriate offer under Rule 15 of the Code.

 

(ii) As at the disclosure date, the following options had been granted to Paul Jackson (a director of Sky High Technology Limited and subsidiary of Sky High) and Steven Hanson (a Sky High employee) under the Sky High share option schemes:

 

Option Holders

Sky High EMI Options

Exercise Price

Paul Jackson

100,000

12.5p

Steven Hanson

107,317

20.5

 

However each of the option holders has subject to and conditional upon the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects, voluntarily surrendered such options and waived their rights under Rule 15 of the Code, which would have required Tracsis to have made an appropriate offer to them to ensure that their interests were safeguarded. Consequently, the Panel has granted dispensation in respect of making an appropriate offer under Rule 15 of the Code.

 

 

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)

NO

Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

26 MARCH 2013

Contact name:

NEIL BALDWIN, SPARK ADVISORY PARTNERS LIMITED

Telephone number:

07711 659864

 

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.

 

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