NEW YORK–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) –
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE / TRANSACTION DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON HAVING INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the OPA Code (the âCodeâ)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Identity of the person whose positions / transactions are disclosed: |
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Water Island Capital, LLC |
(b) Owner or controller of the disclosed interests and short positions, if different from 1 (a): Insufficient nominee or vehicle company designation |
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N / A |
(vs) Name of the offeror / officer for the titles concerned by this form: Use a separate form for each offeror / beneficiary |
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SANNE SA GROUP |
(D) If an exempt fund manager is related to an offeror / offeror, indicate this and specify the identity of the offeror / offeror: |
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(e) Date of the position held / of the transaction undertaken: |
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October 11, 2021 |
(F) Has the whistleblower ever disclosed, or is disclosing today, under the Code with respect to any other party to this offer? |
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No |
2. POSITIONS OF THE DISCLOSING PERSON
(a) Interests and short positions on the relevant securities of the offeror or the offender to which the disclosure relates as a result of the transaction (if applicable)
Relevant safety class:
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Ordinary actions |
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Interests |
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Short positions |
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(1) Relevant securities held and / or controlled: |
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1,394,241 |
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0.8597 |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options): |
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884,217 |
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0.5452 |
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(3) Purchase / sale options and agreements: |
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TOTAL: |
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2,278,458 |
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1.4049 |
All interest and short positions must be disclosed.
Details of any open positions in derivatives or options, or agreements to buy or sell relevant securities, should be provided on a Supplementary Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Subscription rights for new securities (including options for directors and other officers)
Class of securities concerned in relation to which there is a subscription right: |
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Details, including the nature of the rights concerned and the relevant percentages: |
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If there are positions or rights to be subscribed to be disclosed in more than one category of relevant securities of the offeror or the offender named in point 1 (c), copy table 2 (a) or (b) (depending on the case) for each additional category of relevant titles. Security.
3. TRANSACTIONS (IF APPLICABLE) BY THE DISCLOSING PERSON
(a) Purchases and sales
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Buy Sell
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Number of titles |
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Price per unit |
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To buy |
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3,064 |
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9.0100 GBP |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Relevant safety class |
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Product Description eg CFD |
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Nature of the transaction
for example, open / close a long / short position, increase / |
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Number of benchmark titles |
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Price per unit |
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(vs) Option transactions on existing securities
(I) Writing, selling, buying or modifying
Relevant safety class |
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Product Description for example purchase option |
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Write, buy, sell, vary, etc. |
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Number of securities to which the option relates |
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Unit exercise price |
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Type for example American, European, etc. |
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Expiration date |
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Option money paid / received per unit |
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(ii) To exercise
Relevant safety class |
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Product Description for example purchase option |
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Number of titles |
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Unit exercise price |
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(D) Other operations (including subscription of new securities)
Relevant safety class |
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Nature of the transaction e.g. subscription, conversion |
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Details |
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Unit price (if applicable) |
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts must be indicated.
When there have been transactions on more than one category of relevant securities of the offeror or offender named in point 1 (c), copy table 3 (a), (b), (c) or (d ) (as the case may be) for each class of securities concerned processed.
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Compensation and other trade agreements
Details of any indemnity or option agreement, or any agreement or arrangement, formal or informal, relating to the relevant securities which may be an inducement to trade or refrain from trading 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: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, indicate “none” |
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(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 regarding: (I) the voting rights of all the securities concerned under any option; Where (ii) voting rights or the future acquisition or disposal of any relevant security to which a derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, indicate “none” |
Nothing
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(vs) Attachments
Is an additional form 8 (open positions) attached? |
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NO |
Disclosure Date: |
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12 October 2021
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Name of the contact: |
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Scott Gordon |
Phone number: |
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917-475-9254 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code should be made to a regulatory information service and should also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected] The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation regarding the Code’s transaction disclosure requirements on +44 (0) 20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Group’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
Category code: RET
Sequence number: 748187
Reception time (offset from UTC): 20211011T183248 + 0100