FIL Limited Form 8.3 - Kier Group Plc (7216I)

TIDMMAYG TIDMKIE

RNS Number : 7216I

FIL Limited

05 July 2013

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 are         FMR LLC and/or one or more of its direct or indirect 
 being disclosed                                                                     subsidiaries 
                                                                                          And 
                                                                   FIL Limited and/or one or more of its direct and 
                                                                                 indirect subsidiaries 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions 
 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                        KIER GROUP 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, state this and specify identity 
 of offeror/offeree 
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 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken                                          04-July-13 
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 (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they     YES 
 today disclosing, under the Code in                          If YES, specify which: 
 respect of any other party to this offer?                    MAY GURNEY INTEGRATED SERVICES PLC 
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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:              Ordinary Shares 
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                                   Interests       Short positions 
                               ----------------  ------------------ 
                                Number     (%)     Number      (%) 
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 (1) Relevant securities 
  owned and/or controlled:      789,864   1.97% 
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 2) Derivatives (other 
  than options):                                  316,900     0.79% 
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 (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell 
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 TOTAL                          789,864   1.97%   316,900     0.79% 
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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 security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
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   (b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description    Nature of dealing e.g.      Number of reference      Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD           opening/closing a              securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                   increasing/reducing a 
                                                         long/short 
                                                          position 
-------------------------  --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 Future                     CFD                   Increasing a short         159,600                    12.0800 GBP 
                                                  position 
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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 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. 
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   (ii)        Exercising 
 
 Class of relevant security   Product description   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit 
                                e.g. call option 
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   (d)        Other dealings (including new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 
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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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   (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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   (c)        Attachments 
 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   No 
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            Date of disclosure     05-July-13 
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            Contact name           Owen Smith 
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            Telephone number      01737 837149 
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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 [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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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