Threadneedle Asset Mgmt Hldgs Ltd Form 8.3 - Horizon Therapeutics Plc (3083I)

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RNS Number : 3083I

Threadneedle Asset Mgmt Hldgs Ltd

01 December 2022

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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER

RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

   1.             KEY INFORMATION 
 
                                                             Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd (on behalf of 
                                                             affiliate companies that carry on 
 (a) Full name of discloser                                  the business of fund and portfolio management) 
       (b) Owner or controller of interests and short 
       positions disclosed, if different from 1(a) 
       The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is         Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ultimate parent company of 
       insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s),            Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings 
       settlor and beneficiaries must be named.              Ltd and affiliated companies. 
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------- 
       (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose 
       relevant securities this form relates 
       Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree          Horizon Therapeutics plc 
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an 
 offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity 
 of offeror/offeree (Note 1) 
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------- 
       (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken 
       For an opening position disclosure, state the 
       latest practicable date prior to the disclosure       29(th) November 2022 
                                                            ---------------------------------------------------------- 
       (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is      No 
       the discloser also 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.             INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS 

If there are interests and short positions to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2 for each additional class of relevant security.

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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

(Note 2)

 
 Class of relevant security 
  (Note 3)                                                                              $0.0001 ordinary shares 
                                                                                     Interests        Short positions 
                                                                                 ------------------  ----------------- 
                                                                                   Number       %       Number      % 
                                                                                 -----------  -----  ------------- 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled                                  2,529,983   1.12 
                                                                                 -----------  -----  ------------- 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives 
                                                                                 -----------  -----  ------------- 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ 
 sell 
                                                                                 -----------  -----  ------------- 
 Total                                                                            2,529,983   1.12 
                                                                                 -----------  -----  ------------- 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of options including rights to subscribe for new securities and 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.

   3.             DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4) 

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     Price per unit 
  security                                   securities    (Note 5) 
  $0.0001 ordinary shares   Sale           42             USD 78.76 
                           --------------  ------------  --------------- 
  $0.0001 ordinary shares   Purchase       255            USD 78.77 
                           --------------  ------------  --------------- 
 

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   (b)           Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of    Product        Nature of dealing                                                  Number of     Price 
  relevant    description   e.g. opening/ closing a long/ short position, increasing/           reference     per unit 
  security    e.g. CFD      reducing a long/ short position                                     securities    (Note 5) 
                                                                                                (Note 6) 
 
 
   (c)           Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)            Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Class of   Product               Writing, purchasing,  Number       Exercise    Type        Expiry  Option 
 relevant  description e.g.      selling, varying       of           price per   e.g.        date    money 
 security  call                  etc.                   securities   unit        American,           paid/ 
           option                                       to which                 European            received per unit 
                                                        option                   etc. 
                                                        relates 
                                                        (Note 6) 
 
 
   (ii)           Exercise 
 
 Class of    Product        Exercising/   Number of     Exercise 
  relevant    description    exercised     securities    price per 
  security    e.g. call      against                     unit 
              option                                     (Note 5) 
 
 
   (d)           Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3) 
 
  Class of     Nature of dealing        Details    Price per unit (if 
   relevant     e.g. subscription,                  applicable) 
   security     conversion, exercise                (Note 5) 
 
 

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   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 
 
 Full details of any agreement, arrangement 
  or understanding between the person disclosing 
  and any other person relating to the 
  voting rights of any relevant securities 
  under any option referred to on this 
  form or relating to the voting rights 
  or future acquisition or disposal of 
  any relevant securities to which any 
  derivative referred to on this form is 
  referenced. If none, this should be stated. 
  None 
 
   (c)           Attachments 
 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?   NO 
 
 
 Date of disclosure     01/12/2022 
 Contact name            Ben Lyon 
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 Telephone number     [phone] 
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