19th Aug 2011 09:59
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 | Micro Focus International Plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Micro Focus International Plc |
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 18 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? | NO
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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: | 0 | 0.00% | 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% |
TOTAL: | 0 | 0.00% | 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 security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 5813 | 2.51600 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1819 | 2.52900 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 709 | 2.53700 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 2116 | 2.54000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 2026 | 2.54700 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 601 | 2.56300 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 822 | 2.58600 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1700 | 2.59400 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 751 | 2.59700 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 44 | 2.60000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 453 | 2.60400 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 601 | 2.60600 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 837 | 2.60800 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1608 | 2.61000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1507 | 2.61100 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 836 | 2.61400 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 770 | 2.61900 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 547 | 2.63300 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 500 | 2.66900 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 905 | 2.69500 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1122 | 2.71100 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1079 | 2.71200 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 728 | 2.72400 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1439 | 2.73100 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1756 | 2.73200 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 2306 | 2.73900 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1972 | 2.74100 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 689 | 2.76000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 1524 | 2.76200 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 460 | 2.76300 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 908 | 2.77000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 896 | 2.77200 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 909 | 2.77400 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 574 | 2.78800 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Buy
| 621 | 2.79400 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 5702 | 2.51800 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 3234 | 2.53000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 709 | 2.53800 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 188 | 2.54800 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 230 | 2.56500 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 822 | 2.58700 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 1700 | 2.59500 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 751 | 2.59800 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 960 | 2.60100 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 453 | 2.60500 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 537 | 2.60700 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 920 | 2.60900 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 837 | 2.61000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 1588 | 2.61200 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 836 | 2.61500 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 770 | 2.62000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 870 | 2.63400 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 703 | 2.67000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 1122 | 2.71200 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 2009 | 2.71300 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 4742 | 2.73300 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 1580 | 2.74000 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 971 | 2.74100 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 3990 | 2.74300 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 689 | 2.76200 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 1523 | 2.76300 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 375 | 2.76400 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 908 | 2.77100 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 867 | 2.77300 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 534 | 2.77500 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 207 | 2.78900 GBP |
10p Ordinary | Sell
| 621 | 2.79700 GBP |
TOTAL BUY :
| 41948 | ||
TOTAL SALE :
| 41948 |
(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: | 19 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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