GoldmanSachs International Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amendment (2481Y)

TIDMCCR

RNS Number : 2481Y

GoldmanSachs International

27 November 2014

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity transactions, the disclosure made on 26 November for dealings on 25 November has been updated. Section 2(a) has been updated.

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      (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS 
  trader:                           INTERNATIONAL 
--------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree       C&C GROUP PLC 
  in relation to whose relevant 
  securities this form relates: 
  Use a separate form for 
  each offeror/offeree 
--------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 (c) Name of the party to          SPIRIT PUB COMPANY 
  the offer with which exempt       PLC 
  principal trader is connected: 
--------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:      25 November 2014 
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 (e) Has the EPT previously        YES - disclosed 
  disclosed, or is it today         previously for 
  disclosing, under the Code        GREENE KING PLC 
  in respect of any other           & SPIRIT PUB COMPANY 
  party to this offer?              PLC 
--------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
   2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER 
   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
  Class of     Purchases/     Total number          Highest               Lowest 
   relevant       sales       of securities        price per             price per 
   security                                    unit paid/received    unit paid/received 
------------  ------------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 1 EUR cent                                                3.6930                3.6600 
   ordinary     Purchases            75,072                   EUR                   EUR 
------------  ------------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 1 EUR cent                                                3.6860                3.6600 
   ordinary       Sales              76,746                   EUR                   EUR 
------------  ------------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
   (b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
  Class of        Product             Nature of dealing             Number         Price 
   relevant     description          e.g. opening/closing         of reference    per unit 
   security       e.g. CFD               a long/short              securities 
                                position, increasing/reducing 
                                         a long/short 
                                           position 
------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 1 EUR cent                            Opening a short                              3.6718 
   ordinary         CFD                    position                      1,339         EUR 
------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 1 EUR cent                              Reducing a                                 3.6773 
   ordinary        SWAP                 long position                    1,100         EUR 
------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 1 EUR cent                              Reducing a                                 3.6773 
   ordinary        SWAP                 long position                    2,600         EUR 
------------  --------------  --------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
   (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class       Product        Writing,          Number       Exercise      Type      Expiry    Option 
     of       description    purchasing,     of securities     price       e.g.       date      money 
  relevant       e.g.          selling,        to which         per      American,              paid/ 
  security       call        varying etc.       option         unit      European              received 
                option                          relates                    etc.                  per 
                                                                                                 unit 
----------  -------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 
   (ii)        Exercising 
 
 Class of    Product description    Number of     Exercise 
  relevant        e.g. call         securities    price per 
  security          option                          unit 
----------  --------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of     Nature of dealing    Details    Price per 
  relevant    e.g. subscription,               unit (if 
  security        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(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

   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: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements 
  or understandings, state "none" 
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   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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 Date of disclosure:    27 November 2014 
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 Contact name:          Aadithya Rao and Yiannis 
                         Bardis 
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                        [phone] / 
 Telephone number:       [phone] 
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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 [e-mail]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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