Rule 8.3- Cadbury PLC
01/02/2010 11:44am
UK Regulatory
TIDMCDBD TIDMCBRY
RNS Number : 4484G
BlackRock Group
01 February 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 1) | BlackRock Group |
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| Company dealt in | Cadbury PLC |
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| Class of relevant security to which | 10p Ordinary |
| the dealings being disclosed | |
| relate (Note 2) | |
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| Date of dealing | 29th 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) |
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| | Long | | Short | |
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| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
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| (1) Relevant securities |64,940,130 | 4.72% | | |
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| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | 784,218 | 0.06% | -350,001 | -0.03% |
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| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | | | | |
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| Total |65,724,348 | 4.78% | -350,001 | -0.03% |
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| (b) | Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt |
| | in (Note 3) |
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Started late
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| Class of relevant security: | Long | | Short | |
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| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
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| (1) Relevant securities | | | | |
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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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(a) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
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| Class of relevant security: | Details |
| | |
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| | |
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
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| Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
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| Purchase | 7,139 | GBP 8.26 |
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| Purchase | 192,405 | GBP 8.275 |
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| Sale | 28,030 | GBP 8.275 |
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Note: There was also a Transfer Out of 7,723 Shares.
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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| Product name, | Long/short (Note 6) | Number of securities (Note | Price per unit (Note 5) |
| e.g. CFD | | 7) | |
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| | | | |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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| Product | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry date | Option money |
| name e.g. | selling, | securities | price | American, | | paid/received |
| call | purchasing, | to which | | European | | per unit |
| option | varying | the option | | etc. | | (Note 5) |
| | etc. | relates | | | | |
| | | (Note 7) | | | | |
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| | | | | | | |
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(ii) Exercising
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| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
| option | | |
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| | | |
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
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| Nature of transaction (Note | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note |
| 8) | | 5) |
| | | |
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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.
None...........................................................................
..
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
NO
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| Date of disclosure | 1st February 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 offeree/offeror with which | N/A |
| connected | |
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| If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note | N/A |
| 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
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