Ophorst Van Marwijk Form 8.3 - Gemfields plc

 
TIDMGEM 
 
 

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:                Ophorst Van Marwijk Kooy 
                                           Vermogensbeheer NV 
(b) Owner or controller                    N/A 
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                Gemfields plc 
in relation to whose 
relevant  securities this form relates: 
Use a separate form for 
each offeror/offeree 
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected    N/A 
with an offeror/offeree, 
state this and specify identity 
of offeror/offeree: 
(e) Date position held/dealing             21-06-2017 
undertaken: 
For an opening position disclosure, 
state the latest 
practicable date prior to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in          YES / NO / N/A 
1(c) above, is the discloser               If YES, specify which: 
making disclosures in respect of           Pallinghurst Resources Limited 
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:          Ordinary 
                                     Interests          Short positions 
                                     Number      %      Number  % 
(1) Relevant securities owned        14.135.648  2,571 
and/or controlled: 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives 
(including options) 
and agreements  to purchase/sell: 
TOTAL:                               14.135.648  2,571 
 
 

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 securities  Price per unit 
security 
ORD SHARES          PURCHASE       300.000               0,4144 
 
 

(b)Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of relevant  Product     Nature of           Number of reference Price per unit 
security           description dealing             securities 
                   e.g. CFD    e.g. 
                               opening/closing 
                               a 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        Exercise price Type           Expiry date Option money 
relevant  descriptione.g. purchasing,  of securities per unit       e.g. American,             paid/ 
security  call            selling,     to                           European etc.              received 
          option          varying etc. which option                                            per unit 
                                       relates 
 
 

(ii)Exercise

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

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

 
Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing  Details Price per unit (if 
                            e.g. subscription,         applicable) 
                            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:   22-06-2017 
Contact name:         Arthur van den Pol 
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].

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

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