Form 8.3 - Bonhill Group Plc

 
TIDMBONH 
 

Downing LLP

LEI: 213800G3X76VBG9SB504

22 December 2022

Form 8.3 re. Bonhill Group Plc

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:                                       Downing 
                                                                      LLP 
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    (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions          Client 
     disclosed, if different from 1(a):                               funds 
                                                                      managed 
                                                                      by 
                                                                      Downing 
                                                                      LLP 
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    (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant         Bonhill 
     securities this form relates:                                    Group 
                                                                      Plc 
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    (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree,  n/a 
     state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: 
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    (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                        21 
                                                                      December 
                                                                      2022 
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    (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the              No 
     discloser making disclosures in respect of any other 
     party to the 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:                                  Ordinary shares 1p 
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                                                                             Short 
                                                           Interests       positions 
                                                        ----------------  ----------- 
                                                          Number     %    Number   % 
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    (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:    15,210,472  12.8 
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    (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
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    (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 
     and agreements to purchase/sell: 
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            TOTAL:                                      15,210,472  12.8 
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   (b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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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   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 
-------------------------  -------------  --------------------  -------------- 
        Ordinary               Sale              44,054              7.5p 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of    Product description  Nature of dealing   Number of    Price per 
 relevant                                             reference       unit 
 security                                            securities 
-----------  -------------------  -----------------  -----------  ------------ 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Class of    Product     Writing,    Number of   Exercise  Type  Expiry   Option 
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities   price           date    money 
security                selling,     to which     per                    paid/ 
                         varying      option      unit                  received 
                          etc.       relates                              per 
                                                                          unit 
--------  -----------  -----------  ----------  --------  ----  ------  -------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
  Class of     Product description  Exercising/     Number of      Exercise 
  relevant                           exercised     securities      price per 
  security                            against                        unit 
-------------  -------------------  ------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
   Class of relevant      Nature of dealing  Details     Price per unit (if 
        security                                            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 
 person making the disclosure and any party to the 
 offer or any person acting in concert with a party 
 to the offer: 
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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: 
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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:      22.12.2022 
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Contact name:         Grant Whitehouse 
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Telephone number*:       0207 416 7780 
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