16 Apr 2015 13:42
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: | Lloyds Banking Group plc and its subsidiaries |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
| WYG 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:
| 15 April 2015 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
| N/A |
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:
| 0.1p ordinary | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
33 |
0.000 | ||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| ||||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | ||||
TOTAL: |
33 |
0.000 | ||
Class of relevant security:
| 0.1p convertible shares | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
1,885,777 |
41.530 | ||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| ||||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | ||||
TOTAL: |
1,885,777 |
41.530 | ||
(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
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
0.1p ordinary | Purchase
| 1 | £1.072 |
(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 |
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(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 |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | 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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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:
|
None
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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:
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None
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | No |
| Date of disclosure: | 16 April 2015 |
| Contact name: | Andrew Kellett |
| Telephone number: | 0113 235 7729 |
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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.