NATIXIS: Form 8.3 - Ei Group Plc

TIDMEIG 
 

FORM 8.3

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:                             NATIXIS 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short 
positions  disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is 
insufficient. For  a trust, the trustee(s), settlor 
and beneficiaries must be named. 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose        Ei Group Plc 
relevant  securities this form relates:   Use a 
separate form for each offeror/offeree 
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an 
offeror/offeree,  state this and specify identity 
of offeror/offeree: 
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:   For      27(th) February 2020 
an opening position disclosure, state the latest 
practicable date prior to the disclosure 
(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?   If it is a cash offer 
or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:       3p ordinary 
                                  Interests        Short positions 
                                  Number     %     Number        % 
(1) Relevant securities owned 
 and/or controlled:               1 764 071  0.40 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:     3 293 489  0.75 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives 
(including options) and 
agreements  to purchase/sell: 
TOTAL:                            5 057 560  1.15 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

 
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription  right exists: 
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant 
percentages: 
 

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

 
Class of relevant     Purchase/sale    Number of              Price per unit 
security                               securities 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of      Product        Nature of dealing     Number of     Price per 
relevant      description     e.g.                 reference     unit 
security        e.g.       opening/closing a      securities 
              CFD            long/short 
                             position, 
                             increasing/reducing 
                              a long/short 
                             position 
2.5p          TRS            Closing a long         1 734 170     284.60 GBp 
ordinary                     position 
2.5p          TRS            Opening a long         1 343 489     284.80 GBp 
ordinary                     position 
 

(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       e.g.         date      money 
security    e.g. call      selling,       to which      per         American,              paid/ 
            option         varying        option        unit        European               received 
                           etc.           relates                   etc.                   per 
                                                                                           unit 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
Class of        Product         Exercising/     Number of       Exercise 
relevant        description     exercised       securities      price per 
security          e.g.        against                         unit 
                call option 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
Class of relevant      Nature of dealing     Details    Price per unit (if 
security                e.g.                            applicable) 
                       subscription, 
                       conversion 
 

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:   Irrevocable commitments and letters 
of intent should not be  included. If there are no such agreements, 
arrangements or  understandings, state "none" 
NONE 
 

(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:   If there are no such 
agreements, arrangements or  understandings, state "none" 
NONE 
 

(c) Attachments

 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO 
 
 
Date of disclosure:    2(nd) March 2020 
Contact name:          Carole Signé 
Telephone number*:     [phone] 
 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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