REG - Charles Stanley & Co Smith (DS) PLC - Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc
17/05/2024 10:45
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RNS Number : 9203O Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd. 17 May 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: Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd on behalf of discretionary clients
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if Rock (Nominees) Ltd.
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.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form SMITH (DS) Plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this N/A
and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 16 May 2024
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making NO
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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: Ord 10p
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 16,207,480 1.17%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
16,207,480 1.17%
TOTAL:
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 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
10p Ord Sale 1329 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1112 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 583 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 619 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 746 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 2049 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1015 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 4050 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 451 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 570 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 840 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1187 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 852 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1160 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 880 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 2098 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1270 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 3948 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 723 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 821 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 939 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1724 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 425 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1428 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 621 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1305 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 2467 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1280 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 658 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 132 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 641 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 778 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1183 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 1168 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 2607 368.00p
10p Ord Sale 879 366.60p
10p Ord Sale 4596 366.60p
10p Ord Sale 4010 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 954 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 1527 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 4370 366.60p
10p Ord Sale 1527 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 2661 366.60p
10p Ord Sale 1125 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 5900 367.40p
10p Ord Sale 1985 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 2290 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 2927 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 1544 366.22p
10p Ord Sale 12500 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 1111 366.60p
10p Ord Sale 2800 365.87p
10p Ord Sale 10000 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 1537 366.60p
10p Ord Sale 1259 366.22p
10p Ord Sale 3054 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 6350 368.70p
10p Ord Sale 2290 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 8900 368.50p
10p Ord Sale 1272 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 1527 366.95p
10p Ord Sale 12500 366.95p
10p Ord Purchase 5900 367.80p
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
(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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, 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 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? No
Date of disclosure: 17 May 2024
Contact name: Mike Smith
Telephone number: 0207 149 6107
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 (mailto:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk) . 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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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