Alexander Milne Form 8.3 - Office2office plc (8885U)

TIDMOFF

RNS Number : 8885U

Alexander Milne

21 October 2014

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  Alexander Milne 
 are being disclosed: 
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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              Office2office plc 
 to whose relevant 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:           20 October 2014 
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(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed,          NO 
 or are they today disclosing, under                  If YES, specify which: 
 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:             1p Ordinary 
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                               Interests     Short positions 
                              ------------  ----------------- 
                              Number   %       Number      % 
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(1) Relevant securities 
 owned and/or controlled:     535000  1.47 
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(2) Derivatives (other 
 than options):               275000  0.76 
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(3) Options and agreements 
 to purchase/sell: 
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 TOTAL:                       810000  2.23 
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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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1p Ordinary         Purchase        75000                 50.0p 
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   (b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
Class of relevant   Product description      Nature of dealing       Number of   Price per 
     security             e.g. CFD          e.g. opening/closing     reference      unit 
                                           a long/short position,    securities 
                                             increasing/reducing 
                                            a long/short position 
------------------  --------------------  ------------------------  -----------  --------- 
                                          Increasing long 
1p Ordinary         Spread bet             position                 75000        50.13p 
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   (c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class        Product       Writing,        Number      Exercise        Type        Expiry   Option 
 of relevant   description   purchasing,   of securities    price     e.g. American,   date     money 
  security      e.g. call     selling,       to which      per unit      European               paid/ 
                 option        varying        option                       etc.                received 
                                etc.          relates                                          per unit 
------------  ------------  ------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ------  --------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercising 
 
Class of relevant  Product description  Number of securities  Exercise price 
     security        e.g. call option                            per unit 
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   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
Class of relevant   Nature of dealing   Details   Price per unit 
     security       e.g. subscription,            (if applicable) 
                        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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 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:   21 October 2014 
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Contact name:         Alexander Milne 
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Telephone number:     07964 704848 
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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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