REG-Maitland Institutional Services Limited Form 8.3 - Maitland Institutional Services Limited: Re VP Plc

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29/04/2022 13:15

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  Maitland Institutional Services Limited (MISL)
  Form 8.3 - Maitland Institutional Services Limited: Re VP Plc

  29-Apr-2022 / 13:03 GMT/BST
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                                                                        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

   

                                                  MI Chelverton UK Equity Growth
  (a) Full name of discloser:                     Fund & MI Chelverton UK Income
                                                  Fund
  (b) Owner or controller of interests and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
                                                  Northern Trust as Custodian
   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      VP Plc Ordinary 5p
  whose relevant securities this form relates:
                                                  (ISIN: GB0009286963)
   Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
  (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
  offeror/offeree, state this and specify         N/A
  identity of offeror/offeree:
  (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
                                                  Opening position disclosure as
   For an opening position disclosure, state the  at 28 April 2022
  latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
  (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above,
  is the discloser making disclosures in respect  NO
  of any other party to the offer?
                                                  If YES, specify which:
   If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer,
  state "N/A"

   

  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 5p
   
   
                                                   Interests     Short positions
   
                                                 Number     %      Number    %
  (1) Relevant securities owned and/or          1,581,617 3.9388    N/A       
  controlled:
  (2) Cash-settled derivatives:
                                                   N/A      -       N/A       
   
  (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including         N/A      -       N/A       
  options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
   
                                                1,581,617 3.9388    N/A       
   TOTAL:

   

  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: N/A
  Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant             N/A
  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

   

                             Purchase/sale
  Class of relevant security               Number of securities Price per unit
                                    
  N/A                                                            

   

  (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

   

             Product              Nature of dealing
  Class of description                                          Number of  Price
  relevant                e.g. opening/closing a long/short     reference   per
  security  e.g. CFD       position, increasing/reducing a      securities unit
                                 long/short position
            
  N/A                                                                       
            

   

  (c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

   

  (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

   

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

   

  (ii) Exercise

   

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

   

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

   

                           Nature of dealing
   Class of relevant                             Details   Price per unit (if
        security          e.g. subscription,                   applicable)
                              conversion
                        
  N/A                                                     
                        

   

   

  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"
  N/A

   

   

   

  (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"
  N/A

   

   

   

  (c) Attachments

   

  Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO

   

   

          Date of disclosure: 29 April 2022
          Contact name:       Maitland Administration Services Limited
          Telephone number*:  01245 398950

   

  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.

   

  *If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
  included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
  Surveillance Unit.

   

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

   

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   Category Code: RET - VP Plc
   TIDM:          MISL
   LEI Code:      549300P2JF82DYWEXW33
   Sequence No.:  158700
   EQS News ID:   1340005


    
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