REG - SIH Partners LLLP Currys PLC - Form 8.3 - Currys plc
01/03/2024 09:15
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RNS Number : 2566F SIH Partners LLLP 01 March 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: SIH Partners, LLLP (SIHP)
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if Susquehanna International Securities Limited (SISLTD)
different from 1(a):
Note - SISLTD is a subsidiary of SIHP.
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 Currys plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 29 February 2024
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making N/A
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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: 0.1p Ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 23,471,337 2.07%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 49,970,000 4.40% 35,687,000 3.14%
purchase/sell:
49,970,000 4.40% 59,158,337 5.21%
TOTAL:
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
((GBP))
0.1p Ordinary Purchase 210,866 0.66
0.1p Ordinary Sale (421,732) 0.66
0.1p Ordinary Purchase 281 0.6715
0.1p Ordinary Purchase 586 0.673
0.1p Ordinary Purchase 1,067 0.6735
0.1p Ordinary Purchase 147 0.674
0.1p Ordinary Purchase 1,865 0.675
0.1p Ordinary Purchase 378 0.6755
0.1p Ordinary Purchase 2,026 0.6765
0.1p Ordinary Purchase 1,690 0.6775
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
(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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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? Yes
Date of disclosure: 1 March 2024
Contact name: Olive Fogarty
Telephone number*: +353-1-802-8059
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS,
AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure: SIH Partners, LLLP
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the Currys plc
disclosure relates:
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Written or purchased Number of securities to which option or derivative relates Exercise price per unit Type Expiry date
(GBP) e.g. American, European etc.
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Purchased (26,500,000) 40 American Mar-25
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Purchased (9,100,000) 40 American Sep-24
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Sold 64 American Apr-24
(20,000)
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Purchased 70 American Apr-24
(20,000)
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Sold 60 American Mar-24
(10,000)
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Sold 64 American Jun-24
(10,000)
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Purchased 70 American Jun-24
(10,000)
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Purchased 64 American Jun-24
(10,000)
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Sold 56 American Mar-24
(4,000)
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Purchased 60 American Mar-24
(2,000)
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Purchased 56 American Sep-24
(1,000)
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Purchased 72 American Jun-24
1,000
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Purchased 68 American Mar-24
1,000
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Purchased 70 American Jun-24
10,000
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Purchased 72 American Apr-24
11,000
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Purchased 68 American Dec-24
15,000
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Purchased 72 American Mar-24
30,000
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Sold 210,000 60 American Apr-24
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Sold 1,328,000 48 American Mar-24
0.1p Ordinary PUT Option Sold 6,500,000 50 American Jun-24
0.1p Ordinary CALL Option Purchased 41,864,000 50 American Sep-24
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position
can be fully understood:
These options options have been purchased by Susquehanna International
Securities limited (SISLTD), a subsidiary of SIH Partners, LLLP (SIHP) as part
of a market making strategy. There are no agreements to purchase or sell in
place.
It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions)
with regard to cash-settled derivatives.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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