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Tudor Cap Eur LLP - Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) Plc
14th November 2024, 11:44
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RNS Number : 2921M
Tudor Capital Europe LLP
14 November 2024
 

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:

Tudor Investment Corporation

(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.

N/A

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Smith (DS) PLC

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:

N/A

(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

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

13/11/2024

(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"

NO

 

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:

 

10p ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

 

 

 

 

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

  17,471,869

 

1.2656

0

0

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

 

 

 

 

 

     TOTAL:                                 

  17,471,869

 

 

1.2656

0

0

 

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 percentages:

N/A

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

(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

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

1,405

5.628132

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

113

5.628706

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

119

5.625

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

224

5.62469

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

115

5.624572

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

202

5.619993

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

105

5.62

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

102

5.626962

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

104

5.634696

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

104

5.634677

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

127

5.63

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

109

5.639904

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

113

5.649687

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

117

5.630449

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

1,141

5.643408

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

70

5.644113

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

91

5.64185

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

259

5.640185

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

119

5.642681

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

570

5.644291

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

125

5.64372

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

126

5.644171

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

70

5.642386

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

288

5.641429

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

1,209

5.636683

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

119

5.633841

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

89

5.635521

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

131

5.624934

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

71

5.635465

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

70

5.632386

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

142

5.630857

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

1,742

5.64

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

70

5.639588

Ordinary

Equity Swaps

Increasing a long position

15,439

5.625

 

 

 

(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

N/A








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

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"

 

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"

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES/NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

14/11/2024

Contact name:

Ben Kitchener

Telephone number*:

+44 (203) 755-3935

 

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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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