RNS Number:9224J
Man Financial Limited
18 March 2005
Date Of Disclosure: 18/03/05
Fax to 020 7256 9386 (Take Over Panel) and 020 7588 6057 (RNS) FORM 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for
each class of securities in which dealings have been made.
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE
ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 17/03/05
(1) Name of Company Dealing in Eidos PLC
Class of securities ORDINARY SHARES
(2) Amount Bought Amount Sold Price (GBP)
855000 0.3717
175000 0.3625
50000 0.3700
30000 0.3700
25000 0.3750
10000 0.3750
10000 0.3700
10000 0.3700
10000 0.3700
10000 0.3700
10000 0.3700
7000 0.3825
In addition, Man Financial Ltd have entered into CFD and Spread Betting
arrangements with its clients which are detailed below.
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled and
percentage of class 4,437,985 3.13%
(4) Party making disclosure MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
(5) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note1) MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) Associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) - NO
(b) (i) offeree Company - NO
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
If category (8), explain
Rule 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of
the class of relevant securities dealt in) - YES
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above Stewart Horner
Telephone and extension number 020-7144-4201
Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, e.g. where an owner normally acts on instructions
of a controller.
Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.
Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.
Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company
or with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to
relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required
by Note 6 on Rule 8.
Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant
information can be given.
Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should
be disclosed
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section,
Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk
NOTES REGARDING DISCLOSURE
Man Financial Ltd ("MAN") is the beneficial owner of 4,437,985 Ordinary
Shares in the above company which are held to hedge CFD & Spread Betting
positions (see below) established between MAN and its clients. A Contract for
Difference or CFD is an agreement between two parties to exchange, at the close
of the contract, the difference between the opening price and the closing price,
multiplied by the number of reference shares specified within the contract. The
'reference shares' are the underlying shares specified in the CFD. The economic
performance of the CFD is determined by the performance of the underlying
reference shares. Although CFDs replicate the price movement of the underlying
reference shares, they convey no right or requirement to acquire or deliver the
physical shares.
The contract value of a CFD is defined as the number of reference shares
specified in the contract, multiplied by the price of the underlying reference
share. If a client of Man takes a long position, the client will make a profit
if the contract value increases.
Conversely, if a client of Man takes a short position, the client will benefit
if the contract value falls. The CFD contracts detailed below are open-ended
and without predetermined expiry/close value A Spread Bet is a product whereby
the client to whom the product is sold can realise a gain or a loss depending
on whether the price of the underlying security increases above or falls below
the reference price. A client's Spread bet position is described the
client's "stake". A "stake" is expressed in pounds (sterling) per "point" and a
"point" is the price in pence of the underlying shares. A client with a
"stake" of #100 per point will make a gain of #100 for every penny increase in
the underlying shares and the client has an exposure equivalent to 10,000
shares.
DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE
It is not practicable to define associate in terms which would cover all the
different relationships which may exist in an offer. The term associate is
intended to cover all persons (whether or not acting in concert) who directly or
indirectly own or deal in the shares of an offeror or the offeree company in
an offer and who have (in addition to their normal interests as shareholders)
an interest or potential interest, whether commercial, financial or personal,
in the outcome of the offer
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the term associate will
normally include the following:-
(1) an offeror's or the offeree company's parent, subsidiaries and fellow
subsidiaries, and their associated companies, and companies of which such
companies are associated companies (for this purpose ownership or control of
20% or more of the equity share capital of a company is regarded as the test of
associated company status);
(2) banks and financial and other professional advisers (including
stockbrokers)* to an offeror, the offeree company or any company covered in
(1), including persons controlling#, controlled by or under the same control as
such banks, financial and other professional advisers;
(3) the directors (together with their close relatives & related trusts) of an
offeror, the offeree company or any company covered in (1);
(4) the pension funds of an offeror, the offeree company or any company
covered in (1);
(5) any investment company, unit trust or other person whose investments an
associate manages on a discretionary basis, in respect of the relevant
investment accounts;
(6) a person who owns or controls 5% or more of any class of relevant
securities (as defined in paragraphs (a) to (d) in Note 2 on Rule 8) issued
by an offeror or an offeree company, including a person who as a result of any
transaction owns or controls 5% or more. When two or more persons act
pursuant to an agreement or understanding (formal or informal) to acquire or
control such securities, they will be deemed to be a single person for the
purpose of this paragraph. Such securities managed on a discretionary basis
by an investment management group will, unless otherwise agreed by the Panel,
also be deemed to be those of a single person (see Note 8 on Rule 8); and
(7) a company having a material trading arrangement with
an offeror or the offeree company. Paragraphs (1)-(7) are typical cases.
Paragraph (8) below is a category to cover associate status not within (1)-
(7).
(8) Other.
CFDs CLOSED OUT
PRODUCT NAME POS. OPEN PRICE OPEN DATE CLOSE PRICE
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 461 0.9400 10/11/04 0.3750
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 1513 0.9500 10/11/04 0.3750
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 3026 0.9625 09/11/04 0.3750
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 10000 0.8300 21/10/04 0.3750
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 18174 0.3500 16/03/05 0.3625
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 20000 0.9550 09/11/04 0.3750
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 25000 0.3500 16/03/05 0.3500
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 75000 0.3450 16/03/05 0.3500
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 156826 0.3525 15/03/05 0.3625
CFD OPEN INTEREST
PRODUCT NAME EXECUTED MAN FIN LTD Ref Shares PRICE (GBP)
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/03/05 SALE 50,000 0.3700
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/03/05 SALE 30,000 0.3700
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/03/05 SALE 10,000 0.3700
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/03/05 SALE 7,000 0.3825
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/03/05 SALE 855,000 0.3717
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 16/03/05 SALE 187,102 0.3500
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 15/03/05 SALE 208,500 0.3582
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/03/05 SALE 1,284,710 0.3444
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/03/05 SALE 100,000 0.3500
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/03/05 SALE 25,000 0.3525
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/03/05 SALE 100,000 0.4050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/03/05 SALE 10,000 0.3850
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/03/05 SALE 10,000 0.3850
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/03/05 SALE 21,296 0.3801
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/03/05 SALE 300,000 0.3918
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/03/05 SALE 10,000 0.3850
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 09/03/05 SALE 100,000 0.5550
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 09/03/05 SALE 50,000 0.5250
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 09/03/05 SALE 50,000 0.4850
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/02/05 SALE 10,000 0.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/01/05 SALE 22,000 0.6950
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/01/05 SALE 12,500 0.6400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/12/04 SALE 5,559 0.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 24/12/04 SALE 1,600 0.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 22/12/04 SALE 11,298 0.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 16/12/04 SALE 26,849 0.7125
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 16/11/04 SALE 200 0.9150
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 12/11/04 SALE 25,000 0.9350
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/11/04 SALE 12,500 0.9450
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/11/04 SALE 5,000 0.9425
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/11/04 SALE 2,139 0.9400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 02/11/04 SALE 40,000 0.9400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 02/11/04 SALE 20,000 0.9400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 02/11/04 SALE 10,000 0.9400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 21/10/04 SALE 2,494 0.8300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 08/10/04 SALE 45,000 0.9624
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 07/10/04 SALE 9,213 0.9690
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 06/10/04 SALE 17,986 0.9725
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 3,738 1.6893
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 5,334 1.6875
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 5,486 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 6,250 1.7325
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 6,465 1.7075
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 19,727 1.7400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 6,825 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 8,930 1.7192
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.6900
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 12,272 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 16,033 1.7050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 16,572 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 18,510 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 22,622 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 23,379 1.6913
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 23,600 1.7050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 25,000 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 75,000 1.6975
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 4,253 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 326 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 5,647 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 9,384 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 9,470 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7150
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 15,000 1.7050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 25,000 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 29,481 1.6997
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 30,320 1.7094
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 9,680 1.6950
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 28/04/04 SALE 2,000 1.7275
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 27/04/04 SALE 15,000 1.7475
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 27/04/04 SALE 361 1.7150
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 7,820 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 5,000 1.7325
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 21,561 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 7,000 1.7318
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 3,032 1.7175
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 7,797 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 5,000 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 8,480 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 18,365 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 25,000 1.7325
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 30,000 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 10,319 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/07/01 SALE 1,000 0.0000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 24/03/00 SALE 2,000 3.0500
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 28/01/00 SALE 1,000 5.9000
SPREAD BETTING OPEN POSITIONS - #1 = 1p Per Point
SECURITY PROMPT TRADE DATE CURRENCY STAKE BUY/SELL OPEN PRICE
Eidos PLC 20/09/05 14/03/05 GBP 25 SELL 32.7
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