UK Regulatory Announcement: Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) – AGGREKO PLC – Amendment
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment to Sales
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 relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | AGGREKO PLC |
| (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | A consortium comprising TDR Capital LLP and I Squared Capital (US) LLC |
| (d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 10 March 2021 |
| (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A” | NO |
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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.
(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: | 4 329/395 p ordinary | ||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||
| and/or controlled: | 3,468,850 | 1.35% | 470,411 | 0.18% | |
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| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 453,831 | 0.18% | 2,943,982 | 1.15% | ||
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| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
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| TOTAL: | 3,922,681 | 1.53% | 3,414,393 | 1.33% | |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), 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 employee options)
| Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: |
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| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) 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 3(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 | Purchase/sale | Total number of | Highest price per unit | Lowest price per unit |
| security | securities | paid/received | paid/received | |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | Purchase | 84,580 | 8.9542 GBP | 8.8645 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | Sale | 99,342 | 8.9276 GBP | 8.865 GBP |
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | |||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per |
| relevant | description | reference | unit | |
| security | securities | |||
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,440 | 8.8994 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,000 | 8.9075 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,000 | 8.9477 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 2,560 | 8.8606 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | CFD | Long | 3,136 | 8.9038 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | CFD | Long | 6,882 | 8.8915 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 6,926 | 8.9102 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 10,809 | 8.9099 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 11,750 | 8.9065 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 13,813 | 8.8977 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 21,951 | 8.9104 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7 | 8.9001 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 19 | 8.8995 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 21 | 8.9517 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 30 | 8.9062 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 34 | 8.9156 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 54 | 8.9506 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 77 | 8.9068 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 79 | 8.8877 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 164 | 8.9279 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 207 | 8.8884 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 219 | 8.9509 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 231 | 8.8996 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 235 | 8.9107 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 314 | 8.9069 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 407 | 8.8652 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 428 | 8.9507 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 530 | 8.9110 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 613 | 8.9067 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 694 | 8.9158 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 780 | 8.9331 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,284 | 8.8883 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,611 | 8.9157 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,739 | 8.9235 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,325 | 8.9214 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,655 | 8.8650 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,515 | 8.9193 GBP |
| 4 329/395 p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 20,233 | 8.9201 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 |
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(ii) Exercise
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | 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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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: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “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” |
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None
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(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 11 March 2021 |
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
Contacts
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