Form 8.3 - Alexon Group Plc (4910O)

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RNS Number : 4910O

UBS Global Asset Management*

19 September 2011

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
     (a) Identity of the person whose              UBS Global Asset Management 
      positions/dealings are being disclosed:       * 
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     (b) Owner or controller of interests 
      and short positions disclosed, if 
      different from 1(a): 
      The naming of nominee or vehicle 
      companies is insufficient 
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     (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to    Alexon Group Plc 
     whose relevant securities this form 
     relates: Use a separate form for each 
     offeror/offeree 
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     (d) If an exempt fund manager connected 
      with an offeror/offeree, state this 
      and specify identity of offeror/offeree: 
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     (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:    06 Sep 2011 
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     (f) Has the discloser previously              NO 
      disclosed, or are they today disclosing, 
      under the Code in respect of any 
      other party to this offer? 
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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:                 12.5p ordinary 
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                                     Interests       Short positions 
--------------------------------  ---------------  ------------------ 
                                   Number     %      Number       % 
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     (1) Relevant securities 
      owned and/or controlled:     913,481   0.62           0    0.00 
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     (2) Derivatives (other 
      than options):                     0   0.00           0    0.00 
--------------------------------  --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
     (3) Options and agreements 
      to purchase/sell:                  0   0.00           0    0.00 
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     TOTAL:                        913,481   0.62           0    0.00 
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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: 
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 Details, including nature 
  of the rights concerned and 
  relevant percentages: 
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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(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

 
 Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
      security 
------------------  --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 
 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
 Class of      Product         Nature of dealing       Number of    Price per 
  relevant    description     e.g. opening/closing     reference       unit 
  security     e.g. CFD      a long/short position,    securities 
                              increasing/reducing 
                             a long/short position 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
 Class of     Product      Writing,     Number of    Exercise   Type e.g.   Expiry    Option 
 relevant   description   purchasing,   securities    price     American,    date     money 
 security    e.g. call     selling,      to which      per      European              paid/ 
              option        varying       option       unit       etc.               received 
                             etc.        relates                                       per 
                                                                                       unit 
---------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 
 

(ii) Exercising

 
 Class of relevant   Product description       Number of        Exercise price 
      security         e.g. call option        securities          per unit 
------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------- 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing     Details          Price per 
      security        e.g. subscription,                unit (if applicable) 
                          conversion 
------------------  --------------------  ----------  ---------------------- 
 12.5p ordinary      TRANSFER OUT          2,291,467            0.050000 GBP 
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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(c), 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 person 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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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
     Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
      formal or informal, between the person 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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(c) Attachments

 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    19/09/2011 
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 Contact name:          Miss Kirsty Lahmar 
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 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.

* this report is on behalf of:

UBS AG (UBS Global Asset Management operating in Switzerland)

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc

UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Ltd

UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd

UBS Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd

UBS Global Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd

UBS Global Asset Management (Taiwan) Ltd

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