10th Aug 2016 11:50
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 | WILLIAM HILL PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | WILLIAM HILL PLC | |||
| principal trader is connected | |||||
| (d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 09 August 2016 | |||
| (e) | In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal | YES: | |||
| trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | RANK GROUP PLC | ||||
| 888 HOLDINGS PLC |
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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.
(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: | 7,571,772 | 0.87% | 6,392,978 | 0.74% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 6,124,597 | 0.70% | 1,208,801 | 0.14% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 13,696,369 | 1.58% | 7,601,779 | 0.87% | |||||||
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), 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 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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit | |||||
| security | securities | paid/received | paid/received | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,193,032 | 3.4082 GBP | 3.2116 GBP | |||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,421,741 | 3.4080 GBP | 3.212 GBP | |||||
| ADR | Purchase | 1,500 | 17.3666 USD | 17.3666 USD | |||||
| ADR | Sale | 8,379 | 17.4496 USD | 17.4496 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 113 | 3.2880 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 1,231 | 3.2899 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,988 | 3.2966 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,500 | 3.3796 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10,000 | 3.3395 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10,000 | 3.3455 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 13,062 | 3.3024 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 14,070 | 3.3793 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 18,924 | 3.3231 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,000 | 3.3456 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,000 | 3.3757 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 20,000 | 3.4186 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 22,947 | 3.3703 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 30,000 | 3.3952 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 30,000 | 3.4087 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 35,000 | 3.3307 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 36,061 | 3.3714 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 43,748 | 3.3125 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 47,500 | 3.4096 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 50,000 | 3.3747 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 51,030 | 3.2480 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 58,500 | 3.3647 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 77,205 | 3.2928 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 80,000 | 3.2809 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 100,000 | 3.3577 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 155,723 | 3.3205 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 184,232 | 3.3583 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,000 | 3.4002 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,893 | 3.3438 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,052 | 3.2894 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 8,829 | 3.2688 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 9,844 | 3.3410 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 10,000 | 3.2002 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 11,844 | 3.3124 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 19,360 | 3.2102 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 20,000 | 3.2131 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 21,776 | 3.3348 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 23,182 | 3.2001 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,000 | 3.3332 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,000 | 3.3344 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,000 | 3.3460 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,000 | 3.3637 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 25,000 | 3.3798 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 30,000 | 3.3998 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 31,181 | 3.3090 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 34,114 | 3.3245 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 36,249 | 3.3268 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 40,842 | 3.2902 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 75,000 | 3.4082 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 80,000 | 3.3102 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 80,000 | 3.3387 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 150,060 | 3.2900 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 166,225 | 3.3366 GBP |
(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 |
(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) |
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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. 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: | 10 Aug 2016 | ||
| Contact name: | Pinar Coktas | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 7116 1165 |
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 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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