TIDMMERL
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI")
STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b) Name of offeror/offeree MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC
in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC
offer with which exempt
principal trader is connected
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 01 November 2019
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) NO
above, is the exempt principal
trader making disclosures in respect
of any other party to the offer?
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(b), 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 1p ordinary
security:
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 7,882,378 0.77% 2,089,642 0.20%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
831,899 0.08% 6,494,446 0.63%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 8,714,277 0.85% 8,584,088 0.84%
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:
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) 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 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 Purchase/sale Total number of Highest price Lowest price
relevant per unit per unit
security securities paid/received paid/received
1p ordinary Purchase 3,504,403 4.5490 GBP 4.5457 GBP
1p ordinary Sale 3,163,555 4.5485 GBP 4.546 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
1p ordinary SWAP Long 97 4.5489 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Long 17,077 4.5474 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Short 38,975 4.5480 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Short 41,424 4.5470 GBP
1p ordinary CFD Short 102,741 4.5469 GBP
1p ordinary SWAP Short 392,918 4.5462 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry date Option
relevant description purchasing, of price e.g. money
security e.g. selling, securities per unit American, paid/
call varying to European received
option etc. which etc. per
option unit
relates
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product Exercising/ Number Exercise price
security description exercised of securities per unit
e.g. call against
option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if
e.g. subscription, applicable)
conversion
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 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
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open NO
Positions) attached?
Date of disclosure: 4 Nov 2019
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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