MILLENNIUM PARTNERS, L.P. Form 8.3 - Merlin Entertainments plc

 
TIDMMERL 
 
 

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:           Millennium International 
                                      Management LP 
(b) Owner or controller 
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           Merlin Entertainments 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 
with an offeror/offeree, 
state this and specify identity 
of offeror/offeree: 
(e) Date position held/dealing        1 November 2019 
undertaken: 
For an opening position disclosure, 
state the latest 
practicable date prior 
to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in     No 
1(c) above, is the discloser 
making disclosures in respect of 
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:         1p ordinary (GB00BDZT6P94) 
                                    & ADR (US59010Q2057) 
                                    Interests           Short positions 
                                    Number      %       Number  % 
(1) Relevant securities owned       4           0.000% 
and/or controlled: 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:       10,349,027  1.011%  -       - 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives 
(including options) 
and agreements  to purchase/sell: 
TOTAL:                              10,349,031  1.011%  -       - 
 
 

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 
 
 

(b)Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
Class of relevant   Product      Nature of            Number of reference  Price per unit 
security            description  dealing              securities           (GBP) 
                    e.g. CFD     e.g. 
                                 opening/closing 
                                 a 
                                 long/short 
                                 position, 
                                 increasing/reducing 
                                 a 
                                 long/short 
                                 position 
GB00BDZT6P94        CFD          Increasing           102,741              4.55 
                                 a long 
                                 position 
GB00BDZT6P94        CFD          Reducing             143                  4.55 
                                 a long 
                                 position 
GB00BDZT6P94        CFD          Increasing           16,559               4.55 
                                 a long 
                                 position 
GB00BDZT6P94        CFD          Increasing           2,183,114            4.55 
                                 a long 
                                 position 
 
 

(c)Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of   Product          Writing,      Number         Exercise price  Type            Expiry d ate  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   Nature of dealing   Details  Price per unit (if 
security            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:   4 November 2019 
Contact name:         Milos Naumovic 
Telephone number:     [phone] 
 
 

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] 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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