22nd Jul 2009 09:33
FORM 8.1 AMENDMENTS
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| Name of person dealing (Note 1) | Wandle Holdings Limited beneficially owned by Suleyman Kerimov | ||
| Company dealt in | OJSC "Polyus Gold" | ||
| Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | -Ordinary Shares of 1 Rouble each -American Depositary Receipts each representing the right to receive 0.5 Ordinary Shares of 1 Rouble each | ||
| Date of dealing | 7 May 2009 |
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
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| Long | Short | |||
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| Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| (1) Relevant securities | 37,363,038 Ord Shares 19.60% 19,024,648 ADRs 4.99% | ||||
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | |||||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | |||||
| Total | 37,363,038 Ord Shares 19.60% 19,024,648 ADRs 4.99% |
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
| Class of relevant security: | Long | Short | |||
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| Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| (1) Relevant securities | |||||
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | |||||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | |||||
| Total |
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
| Class of relevant security: | Details |
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales (as previously disclosed)
| Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) | |||
| Purchase | 15,403,642 ADRs 3,621,006 ADRs | US$8.75 US$9.00 |
* This purchase was transacted as part of the previously disclosed agreement to purchase.
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Product name, e.g. CFD | Long/short (Note 6) | Number of securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Product name, | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry | Option money | |||||||
| e.g. call option | selling, | securities to | price | American, | date | paid/received | |||||||
| purchasing, | which the option | European | per unit (Note | ||||||||||
| varying etc. | relates (Note 7) | etc. | 5) |
(ii) Exercising
| Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
| Nature of transaction (Note 8) | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
| Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
| None. |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO
| Date of disclosure | 15 July 2009 | ||
| Contact name | Dionysios Aristotellous | ||
| Telephone number | + 357 258 186 48 | ||
| Name of offeree/offeror with which associated | OJSC "Polyus Gold" (offeror) | ||
| Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) | Wandle Holdings Limited is an associated company of the offeror |
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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