Wellington Management Group LLP Form 8.3 - Melrose Industries PLC (5730C)

TIDMGKN TIDMMRO

RNS Number : 5730C

Wellington Management Group LLP

22 January 2018

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)        Full name of discloser:                                     Wellington Management Group LLP 
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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. For a trust, the trustee(s), 
             settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
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 (c)        Name of offeror/offeree in relation to                      Melrose Industries 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:                      19 January 2018 
             For an opening position disclosure, state 
             the latest practicable date prior to 
             the disclosure 
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 (f)        In addition to the company in 1(c) above,                   YES 
             is the discloser making disclosures in                      GKN PLC 
             respect of any other party to the offer? 
             If it is a cash offer or possible cash 
             offer, state "N/A" 
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2.           POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
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. 
(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:                      Common Stock (GB00BZ1G4322) 
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                                                                Interests                             Short Positions 
                                                 ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
                                                         Number                 %                   Number                 % 
                                                 ----------------------  ---------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
            Relevant securities owned 
 (1)         and/or controlled:                   471,477                         0.02 %   754,638                         0.04 % 
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 (2)        Cash-settled derivatives: 
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 (3)        Stock-settled derivatives 
            (including options) and 
            agreements to purchase/sell: 
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            Total                                 471,477                         0.02 %   754,638                         0.04 % 
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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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
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. 
 The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. 
(a)          Purchases and sales 
 
    Class of relevant security               Purchase/sale                 Number of securities              Price per unit 
---------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 Common Stock (GB00BZ1G4322)        Purchase                          18,897                            2.3344 GBP 
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(b)          Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of            Product description                 Nature of dealing               Number of             Price per 
    relevant                  e.g. CFD                     e.g. opening/closing              reference               unit 
    security                                              a long/short position,            securities 
                                                            increasing/reducing 
                                                           a long/short position 
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(c)          Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
 
(i)          Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of         Product         Writing,          Number of          Exercise        Type e.g.        Expiry      Option money 
   relevant       description      purchasing,       securities         price per        American,         date      paid/ received 
   security        e.g. call         selling,         to which             unit           European                      per unit 
                    option           varying       option relates                           etc. 
                                       etc. 
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(ii)         Exercise 
 
     Class of             Product description             Exercising/          Number of securities           Exercise price 
     relevant               e.g. call option           exercised against                                          per unit 
     security 
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(d)          Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
    Class of relevant security             Nature of dealing                      Details                  Price per unit (if 
                                           e.g. subscription,                                                  applicable) 
                                               conversion 
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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 person 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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 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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 None 
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(c)                                                        Attachments 
 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)                    NO 
  attached? 
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 Date of disclosure                                           22 January 2018 
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 Contact name                                                 Meredith Smart 
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 Telephone number                                             44-20-7126-6311 
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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 [phone].

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

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