PUMA VCT PLC Form 8.3 - [Universe Group Plc]
28/04/2010 3:21pm
UK Regulatory
TIDMPUA
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
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|(a) Identity of the person whose |Puma VCT Plc & Puma VCT II Plc|
|positions/dealings are being disclosed: | |
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|(b) Owner or controller of interests and |n/a |
|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 |Universe Group Plc |
|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|n/a |
|an offeror/offeree, state this and specify | |
|identity of offeror/offeree: | |
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|(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: |27th April 2010 |
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|(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, |NO |
|or are they today disclosing, under the Code in|If YES, specify which: |
|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)
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|Class of relevant security: | 5p Ord |
| | |
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| | Interests | Short |
| | | positions |
| +---------+----+------+------+
| | Number | % |Number| % |
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|(1) Relevant securities owned and/or |4,200,002|3.66| | |
|controlled: | | | | |
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|(2) Derivatives (other than options): | n/a | | | |
+-------------------------------------------------+---------+----+------+------+
|(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: | n/a | | | |
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| |4,200,002|3.66| | |
| TOTAL: | | | | |
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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)
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|Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:|n/a|
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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
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|Class of relevant security|Purchase/sale|Number of securities|Price per unit|
| | | | |
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|n/a | | | |
| | | | |
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(b)Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of |Price per|
| relevant | description |e.g. opening/closing a | reference | unit |
| security | e.g. CFD | long/short position, | securities | |
| | | increasing/reducing a | | |
| | | long/short position | | |
+-------------+---------------+-----------------------+--------------+---------+
|n/a | | | | |
| | | | | |
+-------------+---------------+-----------------------+--------------+---------+
(c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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|Class of| Product | Writing, |Number of |Exercise| Type |Expiry| Option |
|relevant|description|purchasing,|securities| price | e.g. | date | money |
|security| e.g. call | selling, | to which |per unit|American,| | paid/ |
| | option | varying | option | |European | |received|
| | | etc. | relates | | etc. | |per unit|
+--------+-----------+-----------+----------+--------+---------+------+--------+
|n/a | | | | | | | |
+--------+-----------+-----------+----------+--------+---------+------+--------+
(ii)Exercising
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|Class of relevant |Product description|Number of securities|Exercise price per|
| security | e.g. call option | | unit |
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|n/a | | | |
| | | | |
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(d)Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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| Class of relevant | Nature of dealing |Details| Price per unit (if |
| security | e.g. subscription, | | applicable) |
| | conversion | | |
+--------------------+-------------------------+-------+-----------------------+
|n/a | | | |
| | | | |
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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
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|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
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|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
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
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|| 28th April 2010 |
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|| Elka Coutinho |
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|| 0207 468 7952 |
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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
atmonitoring@disclosure.org.uk <mailto:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk>. The
Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to
the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
<http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/>.
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