Goldman Sachs & Co. Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) (9921E)

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RNS Number : 9921E

Goldman Sachs & Co.

22 July 2016

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Name of exempt principal      (GS) GOLDMAN, SACHS 
  trader:                           & CO. 
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 (b) Name of offeror/offeree       ARM HOLDINGS PLC 
  in relation to whose relevant 
  securities this form relates: 
  Use a separate form for 
  each offeror/offeree 
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 (c) Name of the party to          ARM HOLDINGS PLC 
  the offer with which exempt 
  principal trader is connected: 
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 (d) Date position held/dealing    21 July 2016 
  undertaken: 
  For an opening position 
  disclosure, state the latest 
  practicable date prior to 
  the disclosure 
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 (e) In addition to the company    N/A 
  in 1(b) above, is the exempt 
  principal trader making 
  disclosures in 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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER 

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(b), 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                 0.05p ordinary and ADRs 
  security: 
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                                Interests       Short positions 
                             ---------------  ------------------ 
                              Number     %      Number       % 
---------------------------  --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 (1) Relevant securities 
  owned and/or controlled:    504,543   0.03    802,830    0.05 
---------------------------  --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 (2) Cash-settled 
  derivatives:                168,114   0.01    12,807     0.00 
---------------------------  --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 (3) Stock-settled 
  derivatives (including 
  options) and agreements 
  to purchase/sell:              0      0.00       0       0.00 
---------------------------  --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 
   TOTAL:                     672,657   0.05    815,637    0.06 
---------------------------  --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 

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: 
--------------------------- 
 Details, including 
  nature of the rights 
  concerned and relevant 
  percentages: 
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   3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), 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     Purchases/    Total number          Highest               Lowest 
   relevant       sales      of securities        price per             price per 
   security                                   unit paid/received    unit paid/received 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 ADR / (1.00   Purchases    4,269 (12,807)               66.1600               66.1600 
   : 3.00)                                                   USD                   USD 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 ADR / (1.00     Sales         432 (1,296)               66.1900               66.1600 
   : 3.00)                                                   USD                   USD 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
  Class of       Product            Nature of dealing             Number         Price 
   relevant     description        e.g. opening/closing         of reference    per unit 
   security      e.g. CFD              a long/short              securities 
                               position, increasing/reducing 
                                       a long/short 
                                         position 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 ADR / (1.00      CFD /              Opening a short                   4,269     66.1600 
   : 3.00)         (1.00                 position                   (12,807)         USD 
                  : 3.00) 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class       Product        Writing,          Number       Exercise      Type      Expiry    Option 
     of       description    purchasing,     of securities     price       e.g.       date      money 
  relevant       e.g.          selling,        to which         per      American,              paid/ 
  security       call        varying etc.       option         unit      European              received 
                option                          relates                    etc.                  per 
                                                                                                 unit 
----------  -------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of      Product       Exercising        Number        Exercise 
  relevant    description    / exercised    of securities    price per 
  security     e.g. call       against                         unit 
                option 
----------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of     Nature of dealing    Details    Price per 
  relevant    e.g. subscription,               unit (if 
  security        conversion                  applicable) 
----------  --------------------  --------  ------------- 
 
 
   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 exempt principal 
  trader 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 exempt principal trader 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 July 2016 
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 Contact name:          Joanna Foley and Lindsay 
                         Matcham 
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                        [phone] / 
 Telephone number:       [phone] 
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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 disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

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