7th Mar 2014 11:51
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: | BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD | |||
| (b) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | ESSAR ENERGY PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to Offeror | |||
| principal trader is connected | |||||
| (d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 6 March 2014 | |||
| (e) | Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it | NO | |||
| today disclosing, under the Code in respect | |||||
| of any other party to this offer? |
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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 1,230,524 | 0.09% | 1,112,878 | 0.09% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 815,815 | 0.06% | 1,029,607 | 0.08% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | TOTAL: | ||||||||||
| 2,046,339 | 0.16% | 2,142,485 | 0.16% | ||||||||
| Class of relevant security: | Convertible Bond XS0582769872 | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 6,300,000 | 1.15% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | TOTAL: | ||||||||||
| 6,300,000 | 1.15% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| Convertible Bond | Purchase | 1,000,000 | 87.2500 USD | ||||
| Convertible Bond | Sale | 2,000,000 | 87.3750 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200 | 0.7095 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 366 | 0.6830 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 380 | 0.6985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 980 | 0.7410 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,331 | 0.7445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,711 | 0.7342 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,816 | 0.6805 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,744 | 0.7165 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,908 | 0.6800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,000 | 0.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,037 | 0.6999 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 19,946 | 0.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,957 | 0.7314 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 35,000 | 0.7151 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 199,263 | 0.7195 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 366 | 0.6830 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 380 | 0.6985 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 751 | 0.6960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 980 | 0.7410 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,351 | 0.7337 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,662 | 0.7445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,816 | 0.6805 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,299 | 0.7450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,262 | 0.6964 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,881 | 0.7238 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,000 | 0.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,037 | 0.6999 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,203 | 0.6847 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,162 | 0.7500 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,927 | 0.6800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,070 | 0.6995 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 98,211 | 0.7245 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 113,233 | 0.7425 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,573 | 0.7066 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,000 | 0.7149 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,559 | 0.7293 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,598 | 0.7182 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9,019 | 0.6800 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 11,000 | 0.7445 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 14,468 | 0.7408 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,044 | 0.6828 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 21,717 | 0.7148 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 45,996 | 0.7179 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 47,044 | 0.7321 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 78,000 | 0.7499 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,409 | 0.7151 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 6,690 | 0.7196 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 23,075 | 0.7390 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 43,472 | 0.7333 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 45,734 | 0.7154 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 30,794 | 0.7118 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 85,054 | 0.7168 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 |
(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(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 |
(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 |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 7 Mar 2014 | |
| Contact name: | Rajesh Muthanna | |
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 |
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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