George Hopkins Form 8.3 - musicMagpie Plc

RNS Number : 2236H

George Hopkins

07 October 2024

 

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:	George Hopkins
(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 in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	musicMagpie Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	2nd October 2024 (in addition, previous days of trading shown at bottom of this form)
(f)  In addition to the company in 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"	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
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0%	0%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	0%	0%

 

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 security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
1p ordinary	Sale	100,000	£0.0845
1p ordinary	Sale	200,000	£0.08511
1p ordinary	Sale	773,354	£0.08526
1p ordinary	Sale	100,000	£0.085
1p ordinary	Sale	978,584	£0.08526

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit

 

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

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

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

 

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

 

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

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:	7th October 2024
Contact name:	George Hopkins
Telephone number*:

 

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].

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

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

 

Previous Purchases

Date of dealing	Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
17/05/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	150,000	£0.05925
23/05/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	150,000	£0.0744
24/05/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	125,000	£0.08
28/05/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	10,000	£0.0771
29/05/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	10,000	£0.073
30/05/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	10,000	£0.072575
31/05/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	20,000	£0.0725
03/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	10,000	£0.0684
04/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	10,000	£0.0657
06/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	20,000	£0.06599
10/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	22,500	£0.0658
12/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	45,675	£0.0617
12/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	100,000	£0.074399
13/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	20,000	£0.0732
13/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	24,550	£0.0868
14/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	22,000	£0.08925
21/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	21,000	£0.0785
28/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	55,000	£0.05875
28/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	25,000	£0.0625
28/06/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	27,000	£0.06425
02/07/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	50,000	£0.0688
05/07/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	20,000	£0.0694
08/07/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	50,000	£0.069
22/08/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	10,000	£0.05475
26/09/2024	1p ordinary	Purchase	70,859	£0.05645

 

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