REG - Societe Generale SA Informa PLC - Form 8.3 - Informa Plc

InformaAnnouncement

18/05/2018 09:40

RNS Number : 5541O
Societe Generale SA
18 May 2018
 

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:


Société Générale S.A.




(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.








(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree


 Informa Plc




(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:
     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure


17/05/2018




(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the 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"


YES: UBM Plc




 
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:
 


Ordinary




 
 


Interests


Short positions








Number


%


Number


%




(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:


5,997,208


0.73


826,508


0.10




(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
 


2,659,047


0.32


3,962,392


0.48




(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:


0


0.00


0


0.00




 
     TOTAL:


8,656,255


1.05


4,788,900


0.58




 
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




Ordinary


Purchase


300


7.568




Ordinary


Purchase


38


7.568




Ordinary


Purchase


305


7.582




Ordinary


Purchase


382


7.582




Ordinary


Purchase


18


7.572




Ordinary


Purchase


750


7.572




Ordinary


Purchase


573


7.62




Ordinary


Purchase


573


7.622




Ordinary


Purchase


1,653


7.592




Ordinary


Purchase


591


7.584




Ordinary


Purchase


813


7.59200492




Ordinary


Purchase


500


7.59




Ordinary


Purchase


981


7.592




Ordinary


Purchase


767


7.572




Ordinary


Purchase


813


7.592




Ordinary


Purchase


361


7.592




Ordinary


Purchase


43


7.57




Ordinary


Purchase


384


7.57




Ordinary


Purchase


399


7.57




Ordinary


Purchase


500


7.59




Ordinary


Sale


78


7.592




Ordinary


Sale


448


7.578




Ordinary


Sale


500


7.592




Ordinary


Sale


500


7.638




Ordinary


Sale


52


7.578




Ordinary


Sale


249


7.578




Ordinary


Sale


242


7.616




Ordinary


Sale


1,612


7.616




Ordinary


Sale


248


7.578




Ordinary


Sale


400


7.596




Ordinary


Sale


160


7.596




Ordinary


Sale


15


7.596




Ordinary


Sale


865


7.65




Ordinary


Sale


750


7.592




Ordinary


Sale


341


7.592




Ordinary


Sale


471


7.598




Ordinary


Sale


104


7.598




Ordinary


Sale


591


7.596




Ordinary


Sale


541


7.582




Ordinary


Sale


20


7.582




Ordinary


Sale


15


7.582




Ordinary


Sale


846


7.61




Ordinary


Sale


575


7.61




Ordinary


Sale


163


7.61




Ordinary


Sale


412


7.61




Ordinary


Sale


239


7.612




Ordinary


Sale


574


7.614




Ordinary


Sale


1,097


7.614




Ordinary


Sale


574


7.618




Ordinary


Sale


574


7.616




Ordinary


Sale


573


7.622




Ordinary


Sale


574


7.622




Ordinary


Sale


500


7.592




Ordinary


Sale


3,301


7.642




Ordinary


Sale


701


7.642




Ordinary


Sale


4,996


7.642




Ordinary


Sale


3,986


7.642




Ordinary


Sale


500


7.592








Total Purchases


10,744












Total Sales


28,387








 
           
 
(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions
 




Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. CFD


Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position


Number of reference securities


Price per unit GBP


























 
(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
e.g. American, European etc.


Expiry date


Option money paid/ received per unit GBP






































 
(ii)        Exercise
 




Class of relevant security


Product description
e.g. call option


Exercising/ exercised against


Number of securities


Exercise price per unit GBP




















 
 




 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 




Class of relevant security


Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion


Details


Price per unit (if applicable) GBP








 
 












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"




 
 
 




 
(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"




 
 
 




 
(c)        Attachments
 




Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?


NO




 
 




Date of disclosure:


18/05/2018




Contact name:


Olivier Vero




Telephone number:


+44 20 7676 6969




 
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.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.



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