Type 8.3 – Octopus Investments
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 title of discloser: | OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LTD |
| (b) Proprietor or controller of pursuits and brief positions disclosed, if totally different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or car firms is inadequate. For a belief, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries have to be named. |
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| (c) Identify of offeror/offeree in relation to whose related securities this kind relates:
Use a separate type for every offeror/offeree |
In The Type Group plc |
| (d) If an exempt fund supervisor related with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identification of offeror/offeree: | |
| (e) Date place held/dealing undertaken:
For a gap place disclosure, state the newest practicable date previous to the disclosure |
07/12/2022 |
| (f) Along with the corporate in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of some other social gathering to the provide?
If it’s a money provide or potential money provide, state “N/A” |
No |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to reveal in multiple class of related securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy desk 2(a) or (b) (as acceptable) for every further class of related safety.
(a) Pursuits and brief positions within the related securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
| Class of related safety: | Bizarre 0.25p | |||
| Pursuits | Brief positions | |||
| Quantity | % | Quantity | % | |
| (1) Related securities owned and/or managed: |
3,618,333 |
6.89 |
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| (2) Money-settled derivatives: | ||||
| (3) Inventory-settled derivatives (together with choices) and agreements to buy/promote: | ||||
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TOTAL: |
3,618,333 | 6.89 | ||
All pursuits and all brief positions must be disclosed.
Particulars of any open stock-settled spinoff positions (together with traded choices), or agreements to buy or promote related securities, must be given on a Supplemental Type 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for brand new securities (together with administrators’ and different worker choices)
| Class of related safety in relation to which subscription proper exists: | |
| Particulars, together with nature of the rights involved and related percentages: |
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
The place there have been dealings in multiple class of related securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy desk 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as acceptable) for every further class of related safety dealt in.
The forex of all costs and different financial quantities must be said.
(a) Purchases and gross sales
| Class of related safety | Buy/sale | Variety of securities | Value per unit |
(b) Money-settled spinoff transactions
| Class of related safety | Product description
e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a protracted/brief place, rising/lowering a protracted/brief place |
Variety of reference securities | Value per unit |
(c) Inventory-settled spinoff transactions (together with choices)
(i) Writing, promoting, buying or various
| Class of related safety | Product description e.g. name choice | Writing, buying, promoting, various and many others. | Variety of securities to which choice relates | Train value per unit | Sort
e.g. American, European and many others. |
Expiry date | Choice cash paid/ obtained per unit |
(ii) Train
| Class of related safety | Product description
e.g. name choice |
Exercising/ exercised towards | Variety of securities | Train value per unit |
(d) Different dealings (together with subscribing for brand new securities)
| Class of related safety | Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion |
Particulars | Value per unit (if relevant) |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and different dealing preparations
| Particulars of any indemnity or choice association, or any settlement or understanding, formal or casual, regarding related securities which can be an inducement to deal or chorus from dealing entered into by the particular person making the disclosure and any social gathering to the provide or any particular person appearing in live performance with a celebration to the provide:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent shouldn’t be included. If there are not any such agreements, preparations or understandings, state “none” |
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None |
(b) Agreements, preparations or understandings regarding choices or derivatives
| Particulars of any settlement, association or understanding, formal or casual, between the particular person making the disclosure and some other particular person regarding:
(i) the voting rights of any related securities underneath any choice; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any related securities to which any spinoff is referenced: If there are not any such agreements, preparations or understandings, state “none” |
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None |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Type 8 (Open Positions) hooked up? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 08/12/2022 |
| Contact title: | Ben Tyson |
| Phone quantity: | 020 3142 4081 |
Public disclosures underneath Rule 8 of the Code have to be made to a Regulatory Data Service.
The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is on the market for session in relation to the Code’s disclosure necessities on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code will be considered on the Panel’s web site at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
