Form 8.3 - FORTH PORTS PLC

 
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Form 8.3 - FORTH PORTS PLC 
                                                                                               FORM 8.3 
 
        DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
 
 
1.      KEY INFORMATION 
 
 Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                   ABC ARBITRAGE OPPORTUNITIES FUND Plc 
 
 Company dealt in                                   FORTH PORTS PLC 
 
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings   Ordinary 
 being disclosed relate (Note 2) 
 
 Date of dealing                                    11th of MAY 2011 
 
 
2.      INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
(a)     Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) 
 
                                                                   Long                                  Short 
 
                                                    Number                               Number 
                                                    (%)                                  (%) 
 (1) Relevant securities 
 
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)               514 217 (1.12%) 
 
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
 
 Total                                              514 217 (1.12%) 
 
 
(b)     Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
 Class of relevant security:                                       Long                                  Short 
 
                                                    Number                               Number 
                                                    (%)                                  (%) 
 (1) Relevant securities 
 
 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 
 
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
 
 Total 
 
(c)     Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
 Class of relevant security:                        Details 
 
 
3.      DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)     Purchases and sales 
 
 Purchase/sale                              Number of securities                     Price per unit (Note 5) 
 
 
 
(b)     Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 Product name,           Long/short (Note 6)          Number of securities (Note 7)           Price per unit (Note 5) 
 e.g. CFD 
 CFD (TD 11/05)          Long                         88 688                                  16.24 
 
 
(c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
(i)     Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product name,           Writing,         Number of          Exercise    Type, e.g.     Expiry   Option money 
e.g. call option        selling,         securities to      price       American,      date     paid/received 
                        purchasing,      which the option               European                per unit (Note 
                        varying etc.     relates (Note 7)               etc.                    5) 
 
 
(ii)    Exercising 
 
 Product name, e.g. call option             Number of securities                     Exercise price per unit (Note 5) 
 
 
 
(d)     Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 
 Nature of transaction (Note 8)             Details                                  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 
 
 
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. 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                NO 
 
 
 Date of disclosure                                                       28/04/11 
 Contact name                                                             Pierre-Etienne DROMARD 
 Telephone number                                                         [phone] 
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected 
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) 
 
 
Notes 
 
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
 
ABC Arbitrage Asset Management