Rule 8.3- Cadbury PLC

 

TIDMCDBD TIDMCBRY 
 
RNS Number : 5364G 
BlackRock Group 
02 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   | BlackRock Group                          | 
| (Note 1)                 |                                          | 
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| Company dealt in         | Cadbury PLC                              | 
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| Class of relevant        | 10p Ordinary                             | 
| security to which the    |                                          | 
| dealings being disclosed |                                          | 
| relate (Note 2)          |                                          | 
+--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing          | 1st February 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                |64,939,079  |4.72%  |          |        | 
+----------------------------------------+------------+-------+----------+--------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than options)   |  784,218   |0.06%  |-350,001  |-0.03%  | 
+----------------------------------------+------------+-------+----------+--------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to          |            |       |          |        | 
| purchase/sell                          |            |       |          |        | 
+----------------------------------------+------------+-------+----------+--------+ 
| Total                                  |65,723,297  |4.78%  |-350,001  |-0.03%  | 
+----------------------------------------+------------+-------+----------+--------+ 
 
+--+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| (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                                  |        |       |        |        | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+ 
(a)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
+---------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant         | Details                                  | 
| security:                 |                                          | 
+---------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|                           |                                          | 
+---------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
3.         DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
+---------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ 
| Purchase/sale       | Number of          | Price per unit (Note   | 
|                     | securities         | 5)                     | 
+---------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ 
| Sale                | 157,057            | GBP 8.275              | 
+---------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ 
 
Note: There was also a Transfer In of 156,006 Shares. 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
+------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+ 
| Product    | Long/short   | Number of         | Price per unit     | 
| name, e.g. | (Note 6)     | securities (Note  | (Note 5)           | 
| CFD        |              | 7)                |                    | 
+------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+ 
|            |              |                   |                    | 
+------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+ 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+---------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+-------------+---------------+ 
| Product | Writing,    | Number     | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry date | Option        | 
| name    | selling,    | of         | price    | e.g.      |             | money         | 
| e.g.    | purchasing, | securities |          | American, |             | paid/received | 
| call    | varying     | to which   |          | European  |             | per unit      | 
| option  | etc.        | the option |          | etc.      |             | (Note 5)      | 
|         |             | relates    |          |           |             |               | 
|         |             | (Note 7)   |          |           |             |               | 
+---------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+-------------+---------------+ 
|         |             |            |          |           |             |               | 
+---------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+-------------+---------------+ 
 
 (ii)       Exercising 
 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Product name, e.g.  | Number of          | Exercise price per unit | 
| call option         | securities         | (Note 5)                | 
|                     |                    |                         | 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                     |                    |                         | 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Nature of           | Details            | Price per unit (if      | 
| transaction (Note   |                    | applicable) (Note 5)    | 
| 8)                  |                    |                         | 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                     |                    |                         | 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
 
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                  | 2nd February 2010               | 
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| Contact name                        | Julia Alleyne                   | 
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| Telephone number                    | 020 7743 5798                   | 
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| If a connected EFM, name of         | N/A                             | 
| offeree/offeror with which          |                                 | 
| connected                           |                                 | 
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| If a connected EFM, state nature of | N/A                             | 
| connection (Note 10)                |                                 | 
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
 
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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