10th Aug 2011 11:00
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | UBS AG London Branch |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Ladbrokes Plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Ladbrokes Plc |
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 09 August 2011 |
(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | YES Sportingbet Plc |
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(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:
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| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 250000 | 0.03% | 68879 | 0.01% |
(2) Derivatives (other than options): | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
TOTAL: | 250000 | 0.03% | 68879 | 0.01% |
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(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 4985 | 1.22900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2128 | 1.23500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 3160 | 1.23800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1686 | 1.23900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 8609 | 1.24100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2632 | 1.24300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 804 | 1.24400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2991 | 1.24450 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 3961 | 1.24500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2822 | 1.24650 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 3541 | 1.24700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2438 | 1.24800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1002 | 1.24900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 4902 | 1.25000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2617 | 1.25100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2300 | 1.25200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 3733 | 1.25300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1251 | 1.25400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 10357 | 1.25700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2814 | 1.25750 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 4135 | 1.25800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 6973 | 1.25900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 6260 | 1.26000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1578 | 1.26050 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 8533 | 1.26100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2970 | 1.26300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2783 | 1.26350 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 5763 | 1.26400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 6932 | 1.26500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 782 | 1.26600 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2254 | 1.26700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1199 | 1.26750 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2702 | 1.26800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2993 | 1.26850 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 6447 | 1.26900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 4309 | 1.27100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 8799 | 1.27200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2931 | 1.27400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2769 | 1.27450 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 6142 | 1.27500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2793 | 1.27550 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 980 | 1.27600 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1500 | 1.28100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 5211 | 1.28300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 9461 | 1.28400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 3121 | 1.28500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 6220 | 1.28600 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 11426 | 1.28700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 14111 | 1.28800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 6159 | 1.28900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 36560 | 1.29000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 103107 | 1.29100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 9492 | 1.29200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1579 | 1.29250 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 30488 | 1.29300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 115080 | 1.29400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2368 | 1.29450 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 58351 | 1.29500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 9642 | 1.29600 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 3610 | 1.29700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 3194 | 1.29750 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 5033 | 1.29800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1110 | 1.30000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 2575 | 1.30100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 4171 | 1.30600 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1500 | 1.30900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1000 | 1.33100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1959 | 1.33300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 2839 | 1.22900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 4423 | 1.23000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 3201 | 1.24200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 5595 | 1.24400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 4177 | 1.24600 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 5194 | 1.24700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 5840 | 1.24800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 1830 | 1.24900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 1616 | 1.25000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 1300 | 1.25200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 34054 | 1.25400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 4619 | 1.26100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 4970 | 1.26300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 600 | 1.26700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 3906 | 1.27200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 10569 | 1.27500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 7479 | 1.28600 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 777 | 1.28700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 65566 | 1.28800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 6000 | 1.28900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 466 | 1.28950 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 51664 | 1.29100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 4861 | 1.29200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 3562 | 1.29300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 6304 | 1.29400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 41354 | 1.29500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 4398 | 1.29600 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 5508 | 1.29700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 1950 | 1.29800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 862 | 1.29900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 3690 | 1.30000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 6639 | 1.30400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 448 | 1.30500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 2368 | 1.30700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 2466 | 1.33700 GBP |
TOTAL BUY :
| 607788 | ||
TOTAL SALE :
| 311095 |
(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 |
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(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(b), 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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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: | 10 August 2011 |
| Contact name: | Gemma Crewdson |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)20 7568 1245 |
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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