Rule 8.3- Cadbury PLC

 

TIDMCDBD 
 
RNS Number : 3428F 
BlackRock Group 
11 January 2010 
 

FORM 8.3 
 
 
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 
 
1.    KEY INFORMATION 
 
 
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| Name of person dealing (Note | BlackRock Group                                 | 
| 1)                           |                                                 | 
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| Company dealt in             | Cadbury PLC                                     | 
+------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security   | 10p Ordinary                                    | 
| to which the dealings being  |                                                 | 
| disclosed relate (Note 2)    |                                                 | 
+------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing              | 8th January 2010                                | 
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2.    INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
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| (a) | Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant  | 
|     | security dealt in (Note 3)                                                  | 
+-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------+--------+ 
|                                              |    Long    |        |   Short    |        | 
+----------------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------+--------+ 
|                                              |  Number    |  (%)   |  Number    |  (%)   | 
+----------------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------+--------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities                      |64,652,944  | 4.71%  |            |        | 
+----------------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------+--------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than options)         | 1,465,953  | 0.11%  |  -900,000  |-0.07%  | 
+----------------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------+--------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell  |            |        |            |        | 
+----------------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------+--------+ 
| Total                                        |66,118,897  | 4.81%  |   -900,000 |-0.07%  | 
+----------------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------+--------+ 
 
+-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| (b) | Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other  | 
|     | than the class dealt in (Note 3)                                            | 
+-----+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
Started late 
+----------------------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------+ 
|  Class of relevant security:                 |  Long   |        | Short  |         | 
+----------------------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------+ 
|                                              | Number  |  (%)   |Number  |  (%)    | 
+----------------------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities                      |         |        |        |         | 
+----------------------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than options)         |         |        |        |         | 
+----------------------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell  |         |        |        |         | 
+----------------------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------+ 
| Total                                        |         |        |        |         | 
+----------------------------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------+ 
 
  *  Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
 
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| Class of relevant security:   | Details                                        | 
|                               |                                                | 
+-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 
|                               |                                                | 
+-------------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
3.    DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
  *  Purchases and sales 
 
 
 
+--------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| Purchase/sale            | Number of securities   | Price per unit (Note 5)     | 
+--------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| Purchase                 | 22,270                 | GBP 7.78                    | 
+--------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| Sale                     | 874                    | GBP 7.74                    | 
+--------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
| Sale                     | 13,663                 | GBP 7.78                    | 
+--------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------------+ 
 
 
Note: There was also a Transfer Out of 12,709 Shares 
(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 
+---------------+------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ 
| Product name, | Long/short (Note | Number of securities  | Price per unit (Note   | 
| e.g. CFD      | 6)               | (Note 7)              | 5)                     | 
|               |                  |                       |                        | 
+---------------+------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ 
| CFD           | Long             | 82,500                | GBP 7.7716             | 
+---------------+------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ 
 
 
Note: There was also a Short CFD Transfer of 31,276 
 
 
(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+----------------+---------------------+ 
| Product   | Writing,    | Number     | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry date    | Option              | 
| name e.g. | selling,    | of         | price    | e.g.      |                | money paid/received | 
| call      | purchasing, | securities |          | American, |                | per unit (Note 5)   | 
| option    | varying     | to which   |          | European  |                |                     | 
|           | etc.        | the option |          | etc.      |                |                     | 
|           |             | relates    |          |           |                |                     | 
|           |             | (Note 7)   |          |           |                |                     | 
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+----------------+---------------------+ 
|           |             |            |          |           |                |                     | 
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+----------------+---------------------+ 
 
 (ii)    Exercising 
 
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| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities   | Exercise price per unit      | 
| option                  |                        | (Note 5)                     | 
|                         |                        |                              | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------------+ 
|                         |                        |                              | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+------------------------------+ 
 
(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
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| Nature of transaction    | Details                | Price per unit (if           | 
| (Note 8)                 |                        | applicable) (Note 5)         | 
|                          |                        |                              | 
+--------------------------+------------------------+------------------------------+ 
|                          |                        |                              | 
+--------------------------+------------------------+------------------------------+ 
 
 
  1.  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. 
 
 
None.............................................................................. 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)NO 
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| Date of disclosure                         | 11th January 2010                     | 
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| Contact name                               | Andrew Manchester                     | 
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| Telephone number                           | 020 7743 5773                         | 
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| If a connected EFM, name of                | N/A                                   | 
| offeree/offeror with which connected       |                                       | 
+--------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
| If a connected EFM, state nature of        | N/A                                   | 
| 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 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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