REG-Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management: Form 8.3 - Groupe Fnac SA <Origin Href="QuoteRef">FNAC.PA</Origin>

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15/06/2016 13:45

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) Full name of discloser:                                   For the account of the funds managed  
                                                              by Edmond de Rothschild Asset         
                                                              Management (France)                   
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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.                                         
For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must                                         
be named.                                                                                           
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant     Groupe Fnac SA (FR0011476928/ Ticker  
securities this form relates:                                 FNAC FP)                              
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:                    14th June 2016                        
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest                                                
practicable date prior to the disclosure                                                            
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the          NO                                    
discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party                                          
to the offer?                                                                                       
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"                                           
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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)


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Class of relevant security:                                         Ordinary shares                 
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                                                           Interests             Short positions    
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                                                      Number         %         Number         %     
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:      310 907       1.58                            
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                       
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                                   
and agreements to purchase/sell:                                                                    
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TOTAL:                                                310 907       1.58
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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)


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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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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


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    Class of relevant           Purchase/sale        Number of securities        Price per unit     
         security                                                                                   
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     Ordinary shares              Purchase                   1534                    48.8343        
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions


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  Class of relevant  Product description     Nature of dealing    Number of reference Price per unit
      security             e.g. CFD       e.g. opening/closing a       securities                   
                                           long/short position,                                     
                                           increasing/reducing a                                    
                                            long/short position                                     
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


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  Class of    Product      Writing,       Number of     Exercise      Type      Expiry  Option money
  relevant  description   purchasing,   securities to  price per      e.g.       date       paid/   
  security   e.g. call     selling,     which option      unit      American,           received per
               option    varying etc.      relates                  European                unit    
                                                                      etc.                          
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(ii) Exercise


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  Class of relevant  Product description     Exercising/          Number of       Exercise price per
      security         e.g. call option   exercised against       securities             unit       
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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                                                         
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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:                                                                  
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  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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Date of disclosure:                                           15/06/2016                            
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Contact name:                                                 Lydia Ballester                       
                                                              + 33 1 40 17 21 16                    
                                                              Email : l.ballester@edr.com           
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Telephone number:                                             33 1 40 17 21 16                      
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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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.


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