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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are
being disclosed: |
Aberforth Partners LLP, on behalf of discretionary
clients. |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions
disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant
securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Vectura Group plc |
| (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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| (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
23 May 2016 |
| (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are
they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? |
Y/N NO
If YES, specify which: |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(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 Shares |
|
Interests |
Short positions |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
14,262,170 |
3.47 |
0 |
0.0 |
| (2) Derivatives (other than options): |
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| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: |
14,262,170 |
3.47 |
0 |
0.0 |
Aberforth Partners LLP does not have discretion regarding voting decisions in respect of 1,348,947 shares included in the
total disclosed above as certain clients retain voting control over their shareholdings. None of the clients who fall into
this category hold more than 1% of the relevant security.
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive 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 |
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.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale |
Number of securities |
Price per unit |
| Ordinary Shares |
Purchase |
20,000 |
168.20p |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| 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 |
| N/A |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(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 |
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(ii) Exercising
| Class of relevant security |
Product description
e.g. call option |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
| N/A |
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(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 |
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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.
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:
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? |
Y/N NO |
| Date of disclosure: |
24 May 2016 |
| Contact name: |
David Holland, for Aberforth Partners LLP |
| Telephone number: |
0131 220 0733 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be
emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.