Rule 8.3 - Gemfields plc

 
TIDMGEM 
 
FORM 8.3 
 
   DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
 
             (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 
 
 
 
1. KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing (Note  Midas Investment Management Ltd 
1) 
 
Company dealt in              Gemfields plc 
 
Class of relevant security to Ordinary 
which the dealings being 
disclosed relate (Note 2) 
 
Date of dealing               7 August 2009 
 
 
 
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           2,538,205  0.78 
 
(2) Derivatives (other than       1,670,000  0.52 
options)                          CFD 
 
(3) Options and agreements to 
purchase/sell 
 
Total                             4,208,205  1.3 
 
 
 
(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  Number of securities   Price per unit 
              6)                (Note 7)               (Note 5) 
 
CFD           Long              310,000                GBP 0.0725 
 
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
 
Product    Writing,    Number of  Exercise Type,     Expiry Option 
                                           e.g. 
name, e.g. selling,    securities price              date   money 
                       to                  American, 
call       purchasing,                                      paid/ 
option                 which the           European         received 
           varying 
           etc.        option              etc.             per unit 
                                                            (Note 
                       relates 
                                                            5) 
                       (Note 7) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(ii) Exercising 
 
 
 
Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit 
option                                           (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 
 
Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if 
(Note 8)                                         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   NO 
9) 
 
 
 
Date of disclosure                        10 August 2009 
 
Contact name                              David Rodrigues 
 
Telephone number                          0161 242 2895 
 
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 
 
 
 
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