Form 8.3 - Lookers Plc

 
TIDMLOOK 
 

U.K. DISCLOSURE, Oct. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings               Glazer 
 are being disclosed:                                             Capital LLC 
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions          NA 
 disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient 
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant         Lookers plc 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree,  NA 
 state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: 
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                        October 5, 
                                                                  2023 
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(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are                NO 
 they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of 
 any other party to this 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 (if any) 
 
Class of relevant security:                          5p ordinary 
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                                            Interests         Short positions 
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                                         Number       %         Number      % 
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or 
controlled: 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options):  21,459,727  5.54% 
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(3) Options and agreements to 
purchase/sell: 
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         TOTAL:                        21,459,727  5.54% 
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options) 
 
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription 
 right exists: 
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned 
 and relevant percentages: 
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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.

   3.        DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
    Class of relevant      Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit 
        security 
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   (b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
Class of  Product description                         Nature of dealing                          Number of   Price 
relevant        e.g. CFD        e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing  reference    per 
security                                             a long/short position                       securities  unit 
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5p        Total return swap    Reducing a long position                                          2,440,800    1.30 
ordinary                                                                                                       GBP 
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   (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
   (i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Class of    Product     Writing,    Number of   Exercise              Type               Expiry   Option 
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities   price     e.g. American, European etc.   date    money 
security   e.g. call    selling,     to which     per                                             paid/ 
            option       varying      option      unit                                           received 
                          etc.       relates                                                       per 
                                                                                                   unit 
--------  -----------  -----------  ----------  --------  -----------------------------  ------  -------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercising 
 
Class of relevant  Product description      Number of       Exercise price per 
    security         e.g. call option       securities             unit 
-----------------  -------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
Class of relevant         Nature of dealing         Details   Price per unit 
     security        e.g. subscription, conversion            (if applicable) 
------------------  ------------------------------  -------  ----------------- 
 
 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

   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: 
 If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
 state "none" 
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 None 
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   (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" 
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 None 
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   (c)        Attachments 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO 
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Date of disclosure:   October 6, 2023 
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Contact name:           Ava Lederer 
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Telephone number:        212-808-7306 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=8s8BM2DZNKXoDH7rQPiIaHhUcfkozk68syKhACv_QpYGWLtxH9NV2fFTx2LVSBj7walPkE6DuAuc-jMzIGNZBwzSMoocqt1g41T3f7Rvwi8T7wVNIRNDgFF4sEfFTUmz [e-mail]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Pds7ltyKyazibEBpS4FZcK14i4xogSybB5XhdYn-x1DGtVSFz96gP0pDNrKS39r9Pn3X5em8xxsuRPaw-9ISnvyk1bcMEJ5Q6l9uMRvzGmkTOeLz174ufJjbT43jTiRF www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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