Rule 8 - Eidos Plc
31 March 2005 - 9:28PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3838K
Man Financial Limited
31 March 2005
Date Of Disclosure: 31/03/05
Fax to 020 7256 9386 (Take Over Panel) and 020 7588 6057 (RNS) FORM 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for each class of securities in which
dealings have been made.
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE
ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 30/03/05
(1) Name of Company Dealing in Eidos PLC
Class of securities ORDINARY SHARES
(2) Amount Bought Amount Sold Price (GBP)
50000 0.5875
20000 0.5900
5000 0.5850
In addition, Man Financial Ltd have entered into CFD and Spread Betting arrangements with its clients which are
detailed below.
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled and 3,887,369 2.74%
percentage of class
(4) Party making disclosure MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
(5) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note1) MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) Associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) - NO
(b) (i) offeree Company - NO
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
If category (8), explain
Rule 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class of relevant securities
dealt in) - YES
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above Stewart Horner
Telephone and extension number 020-7144-4201
Note1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also identify controller of owner, e.g.
where an owner
normally acts on instructions of a controller.
Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all reasons.
Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.
Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or with an associate of any
offeror or of the
offeree company in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required
by Note 6 on Rule
8.
Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative transactions, to append a sheet to this
disclosure form so
that all relevant information can be given.
Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should be disclosed
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in doubt, contact the Panel on
Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk
NOTES REGARDING DISCLOSURE
Man Financial Ltd ("MAN") is the beneficial 3,887,369 Ordinary Shares in the above company which are
owner of held to hedge CFD & Spread Betting positions (see below) established between MAN and its clients.
A Contract for Difference or CFD is an agreement between two parties to exchange, at the close of the contract,
the differencebetween the opening price and the closing price, multiplied by
the number of reference shares specified within the contract. The
'reference shares' are the underlying shares specified in the CFD. The economic performance of the CFD is
determined by the
performance of the underlying reference shares. Although CFDs replicate the price movement of the underlying reference
shares, they convey no right or requirement to acquire or deliver the physical shares.
The contract value of a CFD is defined as the number of reference shares specified in the contract, multiplied
by the price of
the underlying reference share. If a client of Man takes a long position, the client will make a profit if the
contract value increases.
Conversely, if a client of Man takes a short position, the client will benefit if the contract value falls.
The CFD contracts detailed below are open-ended and without predetermined expiry/close value
A Spread Bet is a product whereby the client to whom the product is sold can realise a gain or a loss
depending on whether the
price of the underlying security increases above or falls below the reference price. A client's Spread bet
position is described
the client's "stake". A "stake" is expressed in pounds (sterling) per "point" and a "point" is the price in
pence of the underlying
shares. A client with a "stake" of #100 per point will make a gain of #100 for every penny increase in the
underlying shares and the client has an exposure equivalent to 10,000 shares.
DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE
It is not practicable to define associate in terms which would cover all the different relationships which may
exist in an offer.
The term associate is intended to cover all persons (whether or not acting in concert) who directly or
indirectly own or deal in the
shares of an offeror or the offeree company in an offer and who have (in addition to their normal interests as
shareholders) an
interest or potential interest, whether commercial, financial or personal, in the outcome of the offer
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the term associate will normally include the following:-
(1) an offeror's or the offeree company's parent, subsidiaries and fellow subsidiaries, and their associated
companies,
and companies of which such companies are associated companies (for this purpose ownership or control of
20% or more of the equity share capital of a company is regarded as the test of associated company status);
(2) banks and financial and other professional advisers (including stockbrokers)* to an offeror, the offeree
company or any
company covered in (1), including persons controlling#, controlled by or under the same control as such banks,
financial and other professional advisers;
(3) the directors (together with their close relatives & related trusts) of an offeror, the offeree company or
any company covered in (1);
(4) the pension funds of an offeror, the offeree company or any company covered in (1);
(5) any investment company, unit trust or other person whose investments an associate manages on a
discretionary basis, in respect of the relevant investment accounts;
(6) a person who owns or controls 5% or more of any class of relevant securities (as defined in paragraphs (a)
to (d) in Note 2 on Rule 8) issued by an offeror or an offeree company, including a person who as a result of any
transaction owns or controls 5% or more. When two or more persons act pursuant to an agreement or understanding
(formal or informal) to acquire
or control such
securities, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of this paragraph. Such securities
managed on a
discretionary basis by an investment management group will, unless otherwise agreed by the Panel, also be
deemed to be those
of a single person (see Note 8 on Rule 8); and
(7) a company having a material trading arrangement with an offeror or the offeree company.
Paragraphs (1)-(7) are typical cases. Paragraph (8) below is a category to cover associate status not within
(1)-(7).
(8) Other.
CFDs CLOSED OUT
PRODUCT NAME POS. OPEN PRICE OPEN DATE CLOSE PRICE
Eidos PLC LONG CFD -10000 0.6025 24/03/05 0.5900
Eidos PLC LONG CFD -10000 0.6050 24/03/05 0.5900
Eidos PLC SHORT CFD 5000 0.7000 11/02/05 0.5850
CFD OPEN INTEREST
PRODUCT NAME EXECUTED MAN FIN Ref Shares PRICE
LTD (GBP)
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/03/05 SALE 50,000 0.5875
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 24/03/05 SALE 10,000 0.6125
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 22/03/05 SALE 500,000 0.5000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 21/03/05 SALE 50,696 0.4343
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 18/03/05 SALE 522,710 0.3765
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 18/03/05 SALE 217,015 0.3900
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/03/05 SALE 1,284,710 0.3444
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/03/05 SALE 100,000 0.3500
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/03/05 SALE 300,000 0.3918
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 09/03/05 SALE 50,000 0.4850
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/01/05 SALE 22,000 0.6950
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/12/04 SALE 5,559 0.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 24/12/04 SALE 1,600 0.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 22/12/04 SALE 11,298 0.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 16/12/04 SALE 9,543 0.7125
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 08/10/04 SALE 45,000 0.9624
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 07/10/04 SALE 9,213 0.9690
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 06/10/04 SALE 17,986 0.9725
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 3,738 1.6893
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 5,334 1.6875
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 6,250 1.7325
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 6,465 1.7075
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 6,825 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 8,930 1.7192
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.6900
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 23,600 1.7050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 12,272 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 75,000 1.6975
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 5,486 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 23,379 1.6913
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 22,622 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 19,727 1.7400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 18,510 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 16,572 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 16,033 1.7050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 25,000 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 5,647 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 9,680 1.6950
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 4,253 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 9,384 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 9,470 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 15,000 1.7050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 25,000 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 29,481 1.6997
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 30,320 1.7094
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 326 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7150
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 28/04/04 SALE 2,000 1.7275
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 27/04/04 SALE 15,000 1.7475
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 27/04/04 SALE 361 1.7150
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 7,820 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 5,000 1.7325
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 21,561 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 7,000 1.7318
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 3,032 1.7175
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 7,797 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 5,000 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 8,480 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 18,365 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 25,000 1.7325
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 30,000 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 10,319 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/07/01 SALE 1,000 0.0000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 24/03/00 SALE 2,000 3.0500
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 28/01/00 SALE 1,000 5.9000
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