Credit Agricole S.A. Form 8.3 - Aegis Group Plc

  Credit Agricole S.A. - Form 8.3 - Aegis Group Plc

RNS Number : 7782J
Credit Agricole S.A.
10 August 2012
 

                                                                      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  Crédit Agricole SA
are being disclosed:
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short       Amundi Group
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
                                                     Crédit Agricole Corporate
     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is   and Investment Bank
insufficient
                                                     CPR Asset Management
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose     Aegis Group Plc
relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:           09/08/2012
(f)  Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are  NO
they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of
any other party to this offer?

 

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:      XS0497975838 2.5% Convertible bonds due April
                                                     2015
 
                                        Interests           Short positions

                                    Number         %        Number        %
(1) Relevant securities owned      3,300,000     1.73%         0       0
and/or controlled:
(2) Derivatives (other than
options):
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell:
                                   3,300,000     1.73%         0       0

     TOTAL:

 

 

 

Class of relevant security:                       GB00B4JV1B90 5.5p ordinary

 
                                                  Interests    Short positions

                                                 Number    %     Number    %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or            8,820,162 0.75     0      0
controlled:
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
                                                8,820,162 0.75     0      0

     TOTAL:

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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

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

                                  
GB00B4JV1B90 5.5p ordinary     Sale              244              2.369

 

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Class of   Product              Nature of dealing             Number of  Price
relevant description                                          reference   per
security                e.g. opening/closing a long/short     securities unit
          e.g. CFD       position, increasing/reducing a
                               long/short position

 

(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of   Product    Writing,   Number of  Exercise   Type    Expiry  Option
relevant description purchasing, securities  price              date   money
security  e.g. call   selling,    to which  per unit   e.g.            paid/
           option      varying     option            American,        received
                        etc.      relates            European         per unit
                                                       etc.

 

(ii)        Exercising

 

 Class of relevant  Product description      Number of      Exercise price per
     security                               securities             unit
                     e.g. call option
                                                             

                                                             

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

 Class of relevant       Nature of dealing     Details   Price per unit (if
      security                                               applicable)
                        e.g. subscription,
                            conversion
                      

                      

 

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? NO

 

 

        Date of disclosure: 10/08/2012
        Contact name:       Olanike Adenuga
        Telephone number:   +44 (0) 207 214 6519

 

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 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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