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FORM 8.3
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF OPENING POSITION / DISCLOSURE OF TREATMENT BY
A PERSON WITH INTEREST IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Procurement Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| (a) Identity of the person whose positions / deals are disclosed: | Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP Boussard & Gavaudan Asset Management LP acting on behalf of various funds |
| (b) Owner or controller of disclosed short positions and interests, if different from 1 (a): The naming of nominated companies or vehicles is insufficient |
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| (c) Name of the offeror / beneficiary in relation to whose relevant values this form relates: Use a separate form for each offerer / recipient |
RSA Insurance Group Plc |
| (d) If an exempt fund manager related to an offeror / offeror, indicate this and specify the identity of the offeror / offeror: | |
| (e) Date of the position occupied / negotiation carried out: | 30th December 2020 |
| (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or is disclosing today, under the Code with respect to any other part of this offering? | No |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or the beneficiary to which the disclosure refers after the negotiation (if applicable)
| Relevant safety class:
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GBP 100p ordinary ISIN: GB00BKKMKR23 |
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Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and / or controlled: | 250,530 | 0.0242% | ||
| (2) CFD derivatives (other than options):
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18,901,684 | 1.8258% | ||
| (3) Options and buy / sell agreements: | ||||
| TOTAL: | 19,152,214 | 1.8500% | ||
All interests and all short positions must be disclosed. Details of any open derivatives or options positions, or agreements to buy or sell relevant securities, must be provided on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including director options and other executive options)
| Relevant security class in relation to the existing subscription right: | |
| Details, including the nature of the rights in question and the relevant percentages: |
If there are positions or rights to underwrite to disclose in more than one relevant class of securities of the offerer or the recipient mentioned in 1 (c), please copy Table 2 (a) or (b) (as applicable) for each additional class of securities relevant. security.
3. TREATMENTS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
| Relevant safety class | Buy and sell
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Number of values | Price by unit |
(b) Derivative transactions (other than options)
| Relevant safety class | Product description for example CFD |
Nature of the deal e.g. open / close a long / short position, increase / decrease a long / short position |
Number of reference values | Price by unit GBP |
| GBP 100p ordinary | CFD | Decrease a long position | 40,922 | 677.83 |
(c) Option transactions with respect to existing securities
(i) Write, sell, buy or vary
| Relevant safety class | Product description for example, purchase option | Write, buy, sell, vary, etc. | Number of securities to which the option refers | Exercise price per unit | Type for example, American, European, etc. |
Date of Expiry | Option of money paid / received per unit | |
(ii) Exercise
| Relevant safety class | Product description for example, purchase option |
Number of values | Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other transactions (including the subscription of new securities)
| Relevant safety class | Nature of the deal p. ex. subscription, conversion |
Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts must be indicated.
When there have been transactions in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or the recipient mentioned in 1 (c), copy table 3 (a), (b), (c) or (d) (as applicable) for each class of relevant value treated.
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnification and other business arrangements
| Details of any severance agreement or option, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, related to relevant securities that may be an incentive to trade or refrain from trading entered into by the person making the disclosure and any part of the offering or any person performing in concert with a part of the offer: If no such agreements, arrangements or understandings exist, please indicate “none” |
(b) Agreements, agreements or understandings related to options or derivatives.
| Details of any agreements, arrangements or understandings, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person related to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant security under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or the future acquisition or disposal of any relevant security referred to in any derivative: If no such agreements, arrangements or understandings exist, please indicate “none” |
(c) Attachments
| Is a supplemental form 8 (open positions) attached? | NO |
| Disclosure date: | 31S t December 2020 |
| Contact name: |
Deborah Winner |
| Phone number: |
+44 203 751 54 12 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Procurement Panel at [email protected]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation regarding the Code’s transaction disclosure requirements at +44 (0) 20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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12.30.2020 RSA Insurance Group Plc
