QUBE RESEARCH & TECH: Form 8.3 - BIFFA PLC

TIDMBIFF 
 
 

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:               Qube Research & Technologies Limited 
(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. 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation   Biffa plc 
to whose 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            26/01/2023 
undertaken: For an opening position 
disclosure, state the latest practicable 
date prior to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c)    N/A 
above, is the discloser making 
disclosures in respect of any other 
party to the offer? If it is a cash 
offer or possible cash offer, state 
"N/A" 
 

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:                 1p Ordinary Shares 
                                            Interests        Short positions 
                                            Number     %     Number        % 
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or 
 controlled:                                0          0     0             0 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:               3,620,128  1.17  0             0 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including 
 options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell:                             0          0     0             0 
 
 TOTAL:                                     3,620,128  1.17  0             0 
 

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:   0 
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  0 
 

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          Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit 
security 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
                Product 
Class of        description      Exercising/                     Exercise 
relevant        e.g. call        exercised       Number of       price per 
security        option           against         securities      unit 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1915            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1915            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       19950           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       19970           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       5476            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1625            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1158            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1412            409.8 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       750             409.8 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       7078            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       3802            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       6061            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       3120            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       19921           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       4595            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       11277           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1475            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       11662           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       19999           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1565            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       7686            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       811             410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1233            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       5315            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       16467           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       11672           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       5691            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       8308            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       3802            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       22256           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       19950           410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       623             410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1569            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       1475            410 
                                 Increasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       7022            410 
                                 Decreasing a 
1p Ordinary                       long 
 Share          Equity Swap       position       6999            409.6 
 

(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 
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) Exercise

 
                Product 
Class of        description     Exercising/ 
relevant        e.g. call       exercised       Number of       Exercise price 
security        option          against         securities      per unit 
 
0               0               0               0                0 
 

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

 
                        Nature of dealing 
Class of relevant       e.g. subscription,              Price per unit (if 
security                conversion             Details  applicable) 
 
0                        0                     0        0 
 

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" 
 
 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:   27/1/2023 
Contact name:         Stuart Brown 
Telephone number:     00442070722969 
 

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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