15 Jan 2018 15:30
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/dealings are being disclosed: | SYQUANT CAPITAL |
(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 offeror/offeree | Worldpay 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: | 12th January 2018 |
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | YES - Vantiv Inc
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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)
Class of relevant security:
| 3p ordinary | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | ||||
(2) Derivatives (other than options): | 51,031,785 | 2.55 | ||
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: | ||||
TOTAL: | 51,031,785 | 2.55 | ||
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
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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 |
3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary 3p ordinary | CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD CFD | Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position | 20,000 78,606 41,394 10,000 28,844 210,458 9,690 65,700 35,900 284,696 42,096 7,000 50,183 27,139 13,000 10,000 1,377,177 17,123 20,546 2,819 228,240 212,317 26,785 14,556 250,524 140,000 184,898 40,000 1,950 6,420 10,298 20,000 8,157 11,843 16,081 18,264 5,128 527 20,000 5,327 6,607 28,066 29,843 48,177 639,993 53,508 120,000 10,822,000 6,114 3,886 20,000 8,799 18,481 12,720 1,914 32,211 19,527 6,348 4,182 15,818 | 429.2 GBp 429.1 GBp 429.3 GBp 429.9 GBp 431.9 GBp 434.1 GBp 433.2 GBp 433.1 GBp 434.9 GBp 434 GBp 433.7 GBp 433.8 GBp 432 GBp 432.1 GBp 432.2 GBp 431.7 GBp 433 GBp 432.9 GBp 433.9 GBp 433.3 GBp 433.4 GBp 433.6 GBp 434.3 GBp 434.4 GBp 434.6 GBp 435.1 GBp 435 GBp 435.2 GBp 435.6 GBp 436 GBp 436.1 GBp 436.5 GBp 437.4 GBp 437.5 GBp 438.1 GBp 438 GBp 438.4 GBp 438.5 GBp 437.3 GBp 437.2 GBp 437.1 GBp 437 GBp 434.7 GBp 434.8 GBp 434.5 GBp 434.2 GBp 433.5 GBp 435.4 GBp 432.6 GBp 432.7 GBp 435 GBp 435.6 GBp 435.7 GBp 435.8 GBp 435.9 GBp 436 GBp 436.1 GBp 436.2 GBp 436.4 GBp 436.5 GBp |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(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) Exercising
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | 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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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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.
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" |
N/A
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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 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" |
N/A
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 15th January 2018 |
| Contact name: | Laurent Boscherel |
| Telephone number: | +33 1 42 56 56 27 |
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.