23rd Sep 2011 12:36
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: | 22 September 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: | 637616 | 0.07% | 98256 | 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: | 637616 | 0.07% | 98256 | 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
| 472 | 1.23100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1366 | 1.23200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 3232 | 1.23350 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 8378 | 1.23400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 15740 | 1.23800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1813 | 1.23900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 14279 | 1.24000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 12848 | 1.24100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1865 | 1.24150 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1300 | 1.24200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 883 | 1.24400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 3825 | 1.24600 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 7501 | 1.24800 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 4068 | 1.24900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 1849 | 1.25000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 5706 | 1.25100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 16958 | 1.25200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 16163 | 1.25300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 881 | 1.25350 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 25366 | 1.25400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 820 | 1.25450 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Buy
| 5474 | 1.25500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 1300 | 1.22500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 1292 | 1.23200 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 3495 | 1.23300 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 3232 | 1.23350 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 4618 | 1.23900 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 12930 | 1.24000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 1300 | 1.24100 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 1865 | 1.24150 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 883 | 1.24400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 771 | 1.24700 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 11891 | 1.25000 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 2031 | 1.25400 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 820 | 1.25450 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 2730 | 1.25500 GBP |
28 1/3p ordinary | Sell
| 1620 | 1.25600 GBP |
TOTAL BUY :
| 150787 | ||
TOTAL SALE :
| 50778 |
(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: | 23 September 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.
Related Shares:
Ladbrokes Coral