Form 8.3 - Wichford PLC (6343M)

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RNS Number : 6343M

BlackRock Group

18 August 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 positions/dealings    BlackRock, Inc. 
      are being disclosed: 
     (b) Owner or controller of interests and short         N/A 
     positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The 
     naming of nominee or vehicle companies is 
     insufficient 
                                                           ------------------- 
     (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose       Wichford PLC 
     relevant securities this form relates: Use a 
     separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                           ------------------- 
     (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an 
     offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of 
     offeror/offeree: 
                                                           ------------------- 
     (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:             17(th) August 2011 
                                                           ------------------- 
     (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are     No 
      they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of 
      any other party to this offer? 
                                                           ------------------- 
 

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 
                                             Interests        Short positions 
                                        ------------------  ------------------ 
                                           Number      %        Number      % 
                                        -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
     (1) Relevant securities owned 
      and/or controlled:                 20,095,624   1.89 
                                        -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
     (2) Derivatives (other than 
     options): 
                                        -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
     (3) Options and agreements to 
     purchase/sell: 
                                        -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
     TOTAL:                              20,095,624   1.89 
                                        -----------  -----  -------------  --- 
 

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: 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned 
  and relevant percentages: 
 
 

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 
 1p ordinary             Sale            158,983                GBP 0.06 
                        --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
 Class of    Product        Nature of dealing e.g.   Number          Price per 
  relevant    description   opening/closing a         of reference    unit 
  security    e.g. CFD      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            Number of        Exercise price 
     security        description e.g.       securities           per unit 
                        call option 
 
 

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

 
   Class of relevant      Nature of dealing     Details    Price per unit (if 
       security           e.g. subscription,                  applicable) 
                              conversion 
 
 

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" 
 None. 
 

(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" 
 None. 
 

(c) Attachments

 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   No 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    18 August 2011 
 Contact name:          Kate Pickard 
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 Telephone number:      020 7743 3815 
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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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