Form 8.3 - ALTERIAN PLC

 
TIDMALN 
 
 

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                    Barclays PLC. 
      positions/dealings 
      are being disclosed: 
(b)   Owner or controller of interest and short 
      positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
(c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose    ALTERIAN PLC 
      relevant securities this form relates: 
(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:          22 December 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:      ORD 
                                 Interests         Short Positions 
                                 Number     (%)    Number     (%) 
(1)   Relevant securities owned 
      and/or controlled:         1,248,432  2.00%  6,147      0.01% 
(2)   Derivatives (other than 
      options):                  6,147      0.01%  1,203,732  1.93% 
(3)   Options and agreements to 
      purchase/sell:             0          0.00%  0          0.00% 
(4)   TOTAL: 
                                 1,254,579  2.01%  1,209,879  1.94% 
 
 

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   Price per unit 
security                           securities 
ORD                 Purchase       72,436      1.0950 GBP 
 
 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
Class of   Product      Nature of dealing  Number of   Price per 
relevant   description                     reference   unit 
security                                   securities 
ORD        CFD          Short              72,436      1.0951 GBP 
 
 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(ii) Exercising

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

(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:   23 Dec 2011 
Contact name:         Geoff Smith 
Telephone number:     020 7116 2913 
 
 

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.