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
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(a) Full
name of discloser:
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Michael Scott
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(b) Owner
or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
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.
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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
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Superdry plc
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(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:
For
an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
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5 February 2024
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(f) In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If
it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”
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N/A
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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)
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Class of relevant
security:
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Interests
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Short
positions
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
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(1) Relevant
securities owned and/or controlled:
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1,800,000
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1.81%
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(2) Cash-settled
derivatives:
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(3) Stock-settled
derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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TOTAL:
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1,800,000
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1.81%
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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)
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Class of relevant
security in relation to which subscription right exists:
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Details,
including nature of the rights concerned and relevant
percentages:
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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
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Sale
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100,000
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52.095p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Sale
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100,000
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50.393p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Sale
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100,000
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50.270p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Sale
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100,000
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45.160p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Purchase
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25,000
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39.770p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Purchase
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25,000
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39.784p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Purchase
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25,000
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39.981p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Purchase
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25,000
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39.849p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Purchase
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25,000
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42.869p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Purchase
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25,000
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43.041p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Purchase
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25,000
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42.833p
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ORD GBP
0.05
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Purchase
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25,000
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42.664p
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(b) Cash-settled derivative
transactions
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
e.g.
CFD
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Nature of
dealing
e.g.
opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position
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Number of
reference securities
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Price per
unit
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(c) Stock-settled derivative
transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing
or varying
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description e.g. call option
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Writing,
purchasing, selling, varying etc.
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Number of
securities to which option relates
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Exercise price
per unit
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Type
e.g. American,
European etc.
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Expiry
date
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Option money
paid/ received per unit
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
e.g. call
option
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Exercising/
exercised against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price
per unit
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(d) Other dealings (including
subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
dealing
e.g.
subscription, conversion
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Details
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Price per unit
(if applicable)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing
arrangements
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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”
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or
understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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”
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None
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(c) Attachments
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Is a Supplemental
Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure: |
9 February
2024
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Contact name: |
Michael
Scott
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Telephone number*: |
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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.
*If the
discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to
be included, provided contact information has been provided to the
Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be
viewed on the Panel’s website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.