Rule 8.3 - BPP Holdings plc

 
TIDMBPP 
 
 

  FORM 8.3 
 

  DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
 

  (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
 

  1.KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing(Note 1)    Stevens Capital Management LP 
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Company dealt in                  BPP Holdings plc 
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Class of relevant security        Ordinary Shares 
to which the dealings 
being disclosed  relate(Note 2) 
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Date of dealing                   13 July 2009 
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  2.INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 

  (a)Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) 
 
                                              Long           Short 
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                                              Number (%)     Number (%) 
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(1) Relevant securities 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)          532,382 1.09%  -137 0% 
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
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Total                                         532,382 1.09%  -137 0% 
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  (b)Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
Class of relevant security:                   Long        Short 
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                                              Number (%)  Number (%) 
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(1) Relevant securities                       N/A 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) 
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
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Total 
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  (c)Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
Class of relevant security:   Details 
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N/A 
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  3.DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 

  (a)Purchases and sales 
 
Purchase/sale   Number of securities  Price per unit(Note 5) 
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N/A 
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  (b)Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
Product name,   Long/short(Note 6)  Number              Price 
e.g. CFD                            of securities(Note  per unit(Note 
                                    7)                  5) 
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Total Return    Long                589                 617.00p 
Equity Swap 
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  (c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 

  (i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product     Writing,      Number        Exercise  Type,      Expiry  Option 
name,       selling,      of            price     e.g.       date    money 
e.g. call   purchasing,   securities              American,          paid/received 
option      varying etc.  to which                European           per 
                          the                     etc.               unit 
                          option                                     (Note 
                          relates(Note                               5) 
                          7) 
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N/A 
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  (ii)Exercising 
 
Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities  Exercise price per 
                                                       unit(Note 5) 
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N/A 
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  (d)Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
Nature of transaction(Note 8)   Details  Price per unit (if 
                                         applicable)(Note 
                                         5) 
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N/A 
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  4.OTHER INFORMATION 
 

  Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding 
between the person disclosing and any other 
person relating to the  voting rights of any relevant 
securities under any option referred  to on 
this form or relating to the voting rights or future 
acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities 
to which any  derivative referred to on this form 
is referenced. If none, this  should be stated. 
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NONE 
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  Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES 
 
Date of disclosure                            14 July 2009 
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Contact name                                  Jeffrey W. Cameron 
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Telephone number                              610.971.5000 
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror   N/A 
with which connected 
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If a connected EFM, state nature              N/A 
of connection(Note 10) 
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  Notes 
 

  The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 

  SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 
 

  DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS 
 

  (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) 
 

  OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) 
 
Product       Written or  Number      Exercise    Type,      Expiry date 
name,         purchased   of          price(Note  e.g. 
e.g. call                 securities  2)          American, 
option                    to which                European 
                          the                     etc. 
                          option 
                          or 
                          derivative 
                          relates 
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Total         Purchased   532,245     N/A         Cash       N/A 
Return                                            Settled 
Equity Swap                                       Equity 
                                                  Swap 
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  Notes 
 

  1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.Full details of anyexisting agreements to purchase or to sellshould also be given on this form. 
 

  2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. 
 

  For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk