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Melrose IndustriesAnnouncement

18/01/2018 11:05

RNS Number : 2688C
UBS AG (EPT)
18 January 2018
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
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 dealing undertaken:
 17 January 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. DEALINGS 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
Purchases/ sales
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
48/7p ordinary
Buy
17517976
2.35543 GBP
2.27200 GBP
48/7p ordinary
Sell
26426354
2.35543 GBP
2.27185 GBP
(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
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
1087547
2.295939 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
654789
2.3035 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
1049663
2.29925 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
5513000
2.316622 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
144448
2.327023 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
56800
2.325542 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
148243
2.327871 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
22873
2.331063 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
48252
2.327473 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
60540
2.32907 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
2379
2.301 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
81081
2.338667 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
149329
2.3249 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
801
2.31520599250936 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
127
2.3278 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
3218
2.296146 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
1174
2.282211 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
10400
2.2988451 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
5423
2.285316 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
12645
2.292537 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
24299
2.30520268323799 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
16517
2.3046 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
140260
2.35 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
13026
2.308354 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
121759
2.30600292380851 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
20141
2.30746636214686 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
200
2.3346 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








(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)



3. 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
Date of disclosure:
18 January 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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