RNS Number : 7918F
UBS AG (EPT)
23 February 2018
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

            UBS Investment Bank, London

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

            Melrose Industries plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

            GKN Plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

            22 February 2018

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES GKN Plc

 

2.         DEALINGS 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 2(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 security

Purchases/ sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

48/7p ordinary

Buy

 

1975040

2.27500 GBP

2.23901        GBP

48/7p ordinary

Sell

 

2175892

2.27500 GBP

2.23900 GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

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

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

48000

2.25956791666667        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

20428

2.2485289798316        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1507

2.24771068347711        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

48349

2.254884        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4510

2.25554988913525        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

6000

2.245        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

901954

2.263        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2400

2.263333        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

800

2.257        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4410

2.265088        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

179999

2.243953        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

18148

2.24573121005069        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

47615

2.24818145542371        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

66000

2.25808833333333        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

51212

2.24887877841131        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1025

2.25093658536585        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

8995

2.25144080044469        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

13220

2.24956127080182        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

7296

2.25246847587719        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1489

2.25034922766958        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

33335

2.24841127943603        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

34730

2.24720155485171        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

7700

2.256402        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

224920

2.26976752        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

901954

2.263        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

38300

2.253441        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

335131

2.258083        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6939

2.259164        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

34623

2.248462        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

34043

2.250435        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3500

2.2508        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

9806

2.250696        GBP

48/7p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

203

2.2524        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)


 

 



 

 

3.         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

 

 

Date of disclosure:

23 February 2018

Contact name:

Wendy Dent

Telephone number:

+44 (0)207 568 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 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.


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