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Melrose IndustriesAnnouncement

02/03/2018 17:45

RNS Number : 5468G
UBS AG (EPT)
02 March 2018
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:
 UBS Investment Bank, London
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 Melrose Industries plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:
 GKN Plc
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
 For an open position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
 01 March 2018
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
YES
GKN plc
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(b), 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:
48/7p ordinary
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
 TOTAL:
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
48/7p ordinary
Sell
1045
2.24450 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
2228
2.24600 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
989
2.24650 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
906
2.24700 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
960
2.24750 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
999
2.24800 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
921
2.24850 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
2099
2.25050 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
1977
2.25100 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
1047
2.25350 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
1861
2.25500 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
7417
2.25600 GBP

48/7p ordinary
Sell
957
2.25700 GBP


TOTAL BUY :
0



TOTAL SALE :
23406


(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




(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








(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising/ exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit




(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)



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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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?
NO
Date of disclosure:
 02 March 2018
Contact name:
 Wendy Dent
Telephone number:
 +44 (0)207 568 1245
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 dealing 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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