Last checked at 5 Jun 2013 10:59
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: | BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD | |||
| (b) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | SEVERN TRENT PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | Advisor to Offeree | |||
| principal trader is connected | |||||
| (d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 4 June 2013 | |||
| (e) | Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it | NO | |||
| today disclosing, under the Code in respect | |||||
| of any other party to this offer? |
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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 1,598,282 | 0.67% | 372,375 | 0.16% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 368,595 | 0.15% | 1,124,513 | 0.47% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | TOTAL: | ||||||||||
| 1,966,877 | 0.82% | 1,496,888 | 0.63% | ||||||||
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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 101 | 20.4700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 504 | 20.3200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 772 | 20.3119 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,124 | 20.3600 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,356 | 20.3098 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,836 | 20.3281 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,876 | 20.3736 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,190 | 20.3180 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,616 | 20.3178 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,017 | 20.3286 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,708 | 20.3197 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,532 | 20.3187 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,692 | 20.3487 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,587 | 20.3461 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,810 | 20.3370 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 31,051 | 20.3380 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50,000 | 20.3468 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 52,988 | 20.3494 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 61,630 | 20.3379 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 129,602 | 20.2759 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200,000 | 20.3537 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 325,000 | 20.3611 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,052 | 20.3300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,353 | 20.3100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,994 | 20.3194 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,637 | 20.3732 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,340 | 20.3137 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,460 | 20.3135 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,644 | 20.3568 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,864 | 20.3214 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,228 | 20.3714 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,077 | 20.3235 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 19,474 | 20.3051 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 22,865 | 20.3037 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 32,808 | 20.3177 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 51,548 | 20.3524 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 55,048 | 20.3576 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100,000 | 20.3384 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,637 | 20.3732 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,644 | 20.3568 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 17,272 | 20.3613 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 436 | 20.3057 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 772 | 20.3119 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,869 | 20.3760 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 2,007 | 20.3715 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,616 | 20.3178 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 17,913 | 20.3238 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 50,000 | 20.3467 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 525,000 | 20.3583 GBP |
(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 |
(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) |
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 |
(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: | 5 Jun 2013 | |
| Contact name: | Rajesh Muthanna | |
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 |
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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