Form 8.3 - Eidos PLC

 
TIDMTTM TIDMEID 
 
Form 8.3 - Eidos PLC 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                               FORM 8.3 
 
 
                        DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
                                             (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
 
 
1.      KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                    Glazer Capital LLC 
Company dealt in                                    Eidos PLC 
Class of relevant security to which the dealings    5p Ordinary Shares 
being disclosed relate (Note 2) 
Date of dealing                                     7 April 2009 
 
 
2.      INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
(a)     Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) 
 
                                                                   Long                                  Short 
 
                                                         Number              (%)               Number               (%) 
 
(1) Relevant securities 
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)                   8,156,500            3.09% 
 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
 
Total                                                  8,156,500            3.09% 
 
 
(b)     Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
Class of relevant security:                                        Long                                  Short 
 
                                                         Number              (%)               Number               (%) 
 
(1) Relevant securities 
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 
 
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
 
Total 
 
 
(c)     Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
Class of relevant security:                         Details 
 
 
 
 
 
3.      DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)     Purchases and sales 
 
Purchase/sale                               Number of securities                     Price per unit (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)     Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
Product name,            Long/short (Note 6)          Number of securities (Note 7)           Price per unit (Note 5) 
e.g. CFD 
CFD                      Long                         1,000,000                               31.78 GBp (Net) 
 
 
 
 
(c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
(i)     Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product name,           Writing,          Number of securities    Exercise   Type, e.g.       Expiry    Option money 
e.g. call option        selling,          to which the option     price      American,        date      paid/ 
                        purchasing,       relates (Note 7)                   European etc.              received 
                        varying etc.                                                                    per unit 
                                                                                                        (Note 5) 
 
 
(ii)    Exercising 
 
Product name, e.g. call option              Number of securities           Exercise price per unit (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(d)     Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 
Nature of transaction (Note 8)              Details                        Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
4.      OTHER INFORMATION 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be stated. 
 
N/A 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                          NO 
 
 
Date of disclosure                                                        8 April 2009 @ 8:30 am London time. 
Contact name                                                              David Barlow 
Telephone number                                                          [phone] 
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected 
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) 
 
 
Notes 
 
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
 
Glazer Capital LLC