Alexander Milne Form 8.3 - Office2office plc (3900U)

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RNS Number : 3900U

Alexander Milne

15 October 2014

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                Alexander Milne 
  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         Office2office plc 
  to 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:      14 October 2014 
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 (f) Has the discloser previously                NO 
  disclosed, or are they today disclosing,        If YES, specify which: 
  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:               1p Ordinary 
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                                  Interests      Short positions 
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                                Number    %        Number      % 
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 (1) Relevant securities 
  owned and/or controlled:      360000   0.99 
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 (2) Derivatives (other 
  than options):                100000   0.28 
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 (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell: 
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  TOTAL:                        460000   1.27 
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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 
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   (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 
-------------  --------------  -------------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 1p Ordinary    Spread bet      Opening long position      100000        50.13p 
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   (c)           Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
   (i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
    Class         Product        Writing,          Number       Exercise         Type         Expiry    Option 
  of relevant    description    purchasing,     of securities     price      e.g. American,    date      money 
   security       e.g. call       selling,        to which       per unit       European                 paid/ 
                   option       varying etc.       option                         etc.                  received 
                                                   relates                                              per unit 
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   (ii)           Exercising 
 
 Class of relevant   Product description   Number of securities   Exercise price 
      security         e.g. call option                              per unit 
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   (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 
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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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  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) attached?   NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    15 October 2014 
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 Contact name:          Alexander Milne 
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 Telephone number:      07964 704848 
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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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