FORM 8.3
DISCLOSURE OF PUBLIC OPENING POSITION/DISCLOSURE OF TRADE BY
A PERSON WITH AN INTEREST IN RELEVANT SECURITIES OF 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
| (a) Disclosing Party Full Name: | OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LTD |
| (b) Owner or controller of disclosed interests and short positions, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. A trust must identify a trustee, settlor, and beneficiary. |
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| (c) Name of offeror/offeree to whose relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each provider/offer recipient |
GB Group plc |
| (d) If an Exempt Fund Manager is affiliated with a provider/offeree, state so and provide the identity of the provider/offeree: | |
| (e) Date of position held/trade executed:
For an opening position disclosure, provide the latest practicable date prior to disclosure |
09/20/2022 |
| (f) Is the Disclosing Discloser making disclosures in relation to any other party to the Offering in addition to the entity in 1(c) above?
If it is a cash offer or a possible cash offer, please state “N/A”. |
N / A |
2. POSITIONS OF THE NOTIFYING PERSON
If there is a position or right to subscribe or disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the provider or target recipient referred to in 1(c), copy Table 2(a) or (b) (as the case may be) for each additional relevant class of security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the provider or target recipient to which the post-trade disclosure relates (if any)
| Class of relevant security: | Normal 2.5 p | |||
| Interests | short positions | |||
| number | % | number | % | |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled by: |
14.104.557 |
5.59 |
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| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||
| (3) Equity-settled derivatives (including options) and purchase/sale agreements: | ||||
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TOTAL: |
14.104.557 | 5.59 | ||
All holdings and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open equity-settled derivatives positions (including traded options) or agreements to buy or sell relevant securities should be included on Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Subscription rights to new securities (including director and other employee options)
| Class of relevant security to which a subscription right exists: | |
| Details, including type of rights affected and relevant percentages: |
3. TRADE (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If more than one class of relevant securities of the bidder or target recipient referred to in 1(c) was traded, copy Table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as the case may be) for each additional class Class of relevant security being traded.
The currency must be specified for all prices and other amounts of money.
(a) Purchases and Sales
| Class of the relevant security | purchase/sale | number of securities | price per unit |
| Normal 2.5 p | sale | 185 | £6,0132 |
| Normal 2.5 p | Buy | 400 | £6,065 |
(b) Cash Settled Derivative Transactions
| Class of the relevant security | Product description
eg CFD |
type of action
eg open/close a long/short position, increase/decrease a long/short position |
Number of Reference Securities | price per unit |
(c) Equity-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Write, Sell, Buy or Vary
| Class of the relevant security | Product description eg call option | Write, buy, sell, vary etc. | Number of securities to which the option relates | Strike Price per Unit | Type
e.g. American, European etc. |
expiry date | Option money paid/received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
| Class of the relevant security | Product description
eg call option |
Train / trained against | number of securities | Strike Price per Unit |
(d) Other transactions (including subscription to new securities)
| Class of the relevant security | type of action
eg subscription, conversion |
details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Compensation and Other Commercial Arrangements
| Details of any indemnity or option agreement or agreement or understanding, formal or informal, in relation to relevant securities which may be an inducement to act or refrain from trading entered into by the disclosing person and any party to the offering or any other person acting jointly with a party to the Offer:
Irrevocable promises and declarations of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, understandings or understandings, indicate “none”. |
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none |
(b) agreements, understandings or understandings relating to options or derivatives
| Details of any arrangement, understanding or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person with respect to:
(i) the voting rights of all relevant securities under an option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of relevant securities to which a derivative relates: If there are no such agreements, understandings or understandings, indicate “none”. |
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none |
(c) Attachments
| Is a supplementary form 8 (vacancies) attached? | NO |
| Disclosure Date: | 09/21/2022 |
| Contact name: | Ben Tyson |
| Telephone number: | 020 3142 4081 |
Disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for advice on the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Board’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
