Fidessa Group PLC Form 8 (DD) - FIDESSA GROUP PLC (4374S)

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RNS Number : 4374S

Fidessa Group PLC

25 June 2018

FORM 8 (DD)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)

Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                           CHRISTOPHER ASPINWALL 
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, 
 if different from 1(a): 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant             FIDESSA GROUP PLC 
 securities this form relates: 
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 (d) Status of person making the disclosure:                           PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT WITH FIDESSA GROUP PLC 
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 (e) Date dealing undertaken:                                          22 JUNE 2018 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser        N/A 
 making disclosures in respect 
 of any other party to the offer? 
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   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing

 
 Class of relevant security:                                                               10p ordinary shares 
                                                                                      Interests       Short positions 
                                                                                   ---------------  ------------------ 
                                                                                    Number     %        Number      % 
                                                                                   --------  -----  -------------  --- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                   125,441   0.32 
                                                                                   --------  -----  -------------  --- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                                                                   --------  -----  -------------  --- 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
                                                                                   --------  -----  -------------  --- 
 
   TOTAL:                                                                           125,441   0.32 
                                                                                   --------  -----  -------------  --- 
 
   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options) 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription    10p ordinary shares 
 right exists: 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and           Performance Share Plan (PSP) 
 relevant percentages:                                             Date of        Number       Exercise   Vesting 
                                                                    Award          of Shares    Price      Date 
                                                                   12 September   15,000       Nil        12 September 
                                                                    2016                                   2020 
                                                                                 -----------  ---------  ------------- 
                                                                ------------------------------------------------------ 
 
   3.         DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
   (a)        Purchases and sales 

(i) Party to an offer or person acting in concert (except for a principal trader in the same group as a connected adviser)

 
 Class of relevant security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
 10p ordinary shares          Purchase        3                      GBP38.55 
                             --------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 

(ii) Principal trader where the sole reason for the connection is that the principal trader is in the same group as a connected adviser

 
   Class of relevant      Purchases/ sales       Total number of       Highest price per unit   Lowest price per unit 
        security                                   securities              paid/received            paid/received 
 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description      Nature of dealing         Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a           securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. 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 party to the offer or person acting in concert making the 
  disclosure and any other person: 
 
   None 
 
   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party 
  to the offer or person acting in concert 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: 
 
   None 
 
   (c)        Attachments 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    25 June 2018 
 Contact name:          Anil Shah 
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 Telephone number:      [phone] 
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