UK Regulatory | 6 August 2010 15:28
Allianz SE / Rule 8.3 06.08.2010 15:28 Dissemination of a UK Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the 'Code') 1. KEY INFORMATION(a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings Allianz Insurance PLC are being disclosed: (b) Owner or controller of interests and short Allianz SE positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose Metals Exploration Plc relevant securities this form relates: (GB00B0394F60) Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/ offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/ offeree: (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 23 July 2010 (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, NO or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (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: Ordinary Shares Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevant securities owned and/or 12,001,919 4.449% controlled: (2) Derivatives (other than options): (3) Options and agreements to purchase/ sell: TOTAL: 12,001,919 4.449%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(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security. 3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (a) Purchases and salesClass of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per security securities unit(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Class of Product Nature of dealing e.g. opening/ Number of Price relevant descript closing a long/short position, reference per security ion e.g. increasing/reducing a long/short securities unit CFD position(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingClass Product Writing, Number of Exerc Type e.g. Ex- Option of descrip- purchasi securities ise American, piry money rele- tion e.g. ng, to which price European da- paid/ vant call selling, option per etc. te received secu- option varying relates unit per unit rity etc.(ii) ExercisingClass of relevant Product descriptione.g. Number of Exercise price security call option securities per unit(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)Class of relevant Nature of dealing e.g. Details Price per unit (if security subscription, conversion 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(c), 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 arrangementsDetails 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 person 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'(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivativesDetails of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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'(c) AttachmentsIs a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NODate of disclosure: 6 August 2010 Contact name: Mr. Michael Sieburg Mr. Sirko Biernath Telephone number: 0049 89 3800 19957 0049 89 3800 2082 (group.compliance@allianz.com)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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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. 06.08.2010 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Press Release distributed by DGAP. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Allianz SE Königinstr. 28 80802 München Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)89 38 00 - 41 24 Fax: +49 (0)89 38 00 - 38 99 E-mail: investor.relations@allianz.com Internet: www.allianz.com ISIN: DE0008404005 Indices: DAX-30, EURO STOXX 50 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Düsseldorf, München, Hannover, Stuttgart, Hamburg; Terminbörse EUREX Category Code: RET LSE Ticker: Sequence Number: 544 Time of Receipt: Aug 06, 2010 15:28:37 End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------