21st Jun 2017 10:43
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: | PSQUARED ASSET MANAGEMENT AG |
(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 | WS ATKINS 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: | 20 JUNE 2017 |
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | NO |
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:
| ||||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | ||||
(2) Derivatives (other than options): | 1,393,675 | 1.39 | ||
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: | ||||
TOTAL: | 1,393,675 | 1.39 | ||
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 |
(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 (pence) |
Ord shs
| CFD | Opening 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 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 Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Reducing a long position Increasing a long position Reducing a long position
Reducing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position
| 67,454 1,128 12,265 50,000 41,417 140,000 284 277 261 59,000 58,608 58,306 200,000 45,000. 200,000 44,000 200,000 96,219 100,000 62,194 150,000 23,313 15,538 111,339 150,000 50,000 41,361 2,548 28,469 13,575 5,408 9,512 2,133 21,760 69,183 39,916 35,000 35,000 93,311 4,961
950 135,545 143,920 118,228 | 1967.766941 1970 1971.50 1973 1971.493324 1979 1974.97 1973 1975 1979.383788 1986.225797 1989.00018 2075 2076.068611 2077 2077.8195 2101 2104.0506 2104.92113 2101.4844 2102 2112.1992 2122.828067 2107.12832 2107 2110.05563 2106.272648 2096.146978 2085.185219 2085.198895 2085.675851 2081.011144 2080.811533 2078.007858 2078.434167 2073.987248 2074 2078.300771 2073.987327 2078.137472
2079 2074.956981 2074.99606 2075 |
(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) |
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" |
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: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
NONE
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 21 June 2017 |
| Contact name: | Joanne Mitson |
| Telephone number: | +356 2248 2941 |
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 [email protected]. 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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