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Melrose IndustriesAnnouncement

28/02/2018 12:05

RNS Number : 2534G
UBS AG (EPT)
28 February 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:
 27 February 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
961554
2.2255658 GBP
2.23900 GBP
48/7p ordinary
Sell
628823
2.266550 GBP
2.23900 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
21450
2.254123 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
7600
2.250539 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
40794
2.251903 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
45671
2.252173 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
4650
2.255152 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
661
2.25180030257186 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
4339
2.2559115003457 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
32000
2.259468125 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
5493
2.2442690697251 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
11431
2.24663109089319 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
13076
2.24549174059345 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
4600
2.25592 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
219
2.2545 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
6100
2.25785321 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
46328
2.25244949058884 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Long
5272
2.254309 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
47000
2.25246 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
448
2.248 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
17431
3.13678752 USD
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
3316
2.24605691 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
198523
2.257884 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
209392
2.24426396 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
55896
2.2539 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
50336
2.259396 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
726
2.25455922865014 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
1200
2.263 GBP
48/7p ordinary
CFD
Short
400
2.241 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:
28 February 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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