Rule 8 - Woolworths-Amend
February 10 2005 - 8:15AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:4658I
Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe)
10 February 2005
FORM 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel. Use a
separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.
Date of Disclosure 10 February 2005
Amendment: Replacing the disclosure (4136I) done on 9 February 2005 due to
additional information for # 5.
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS
AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 1 February 2005
Dealing in (name of company)
Woolworths Group Plc...........................
1. Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) ORDINARY SHARES
2. Trade details
Date Amount Bought Amount Sold Price per unit (#)
1.02.05 68793 0.4875
1.02.05 100000 0.4875
1.02.05 72811 0.4875
1.02.05 41471 0.4875
1.02.05 75000 0.4875
1.02.05 10718 0.4875
*Please see overleaf for additional data
3. Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of
class)
767,447....................................0.054 %
4. Party making disclosure
Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd
5. EITHER (a) Name of purchaser / vendor (Note 1)
Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Ltd
OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
organisation
...............................................................
6. Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of
(i) offeror (Note 3)
(ii) offeree company
Yes
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
2............................................................
If category (8), explain
...............................................................
(b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the
class of relevant securities dealt in)
NO
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above
Mathew Joseph...............................................................
(Also print name of signatory)
0207 883 4865
Telephone and Extension number
Date Buy/Sell Amount Price Resultant total of the same Percentage
(#) class owned or controlled
31-Jan-05 Sell 46,316 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 14,279 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 16,316 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 200,000 0.4825
31-Jan-05 Sell 100,000 0.4825
31-Jan-05 Sell 35,381 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 40,000 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 210,000 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 250,000 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 50,000 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 200,000 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 225,000 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 25,000 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 50,157 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 25,000 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 38,045 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 16,508 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 41,650 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 43,430 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 2,000,000 0.4984
31-Jan-05 Sell 250,000 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 250,000 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 16,741 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 18,902 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 19,559 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 16,114 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 100,000 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 20,741 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 18,514 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 19,531 0.5050
31-Jan-05 Sell 250,000 0.4300
31-Jan-05 Sell 250,000 0.4400
31-Jan-05 Sell 250,000 0.4500
31-Jan-05 Sell 28,000 0.5000
31-Jan-05 Sell 30,000 0.4950
31-Jan-05 Sell 68,000 0.4900
31-Jan-05 Sell 20,000 0.4975
31-Jan-05 Sell 22,643 0.4975
31-Jan-05 Sell 41,143 0.4975
31-Jan-05 Sell 222,000 0.5000
31-Jan-05 Sell 48,044 0.5000
31-Jan-05 Sell 13,074 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 17,026 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 15,505 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 14,925 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 11,848 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 15,567 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 16,027 0.4900
31-Jan-05 Sell 15,079 0.4900
31-Jan-05 Sell 16,629 0.4900
31-Jan-05 Sell 19,636 0.4900
31-Jan-05 Sell 15,637 0.4900
31-Jan-05 Sell 15,851 0.4900
31-Jan-05 Sell 16,562 0.4900
31-Jan-05 Sell 100,000 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 50,143 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 23,740 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 26,117 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 94,192 0.4925
31-Jan-05 Sell 22,232 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 5,400 0.5025
31-Jan-05 Sell 13,456 0.5025 1,136,240 0.0804
Note 1.
Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also identify
controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on instructions of a
controller
Note 2.
Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all reasons.
Note 3.
Specify which offeror if there is more than one.
Note 4.
When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or with an
associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to relevant
securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required by Note 6
on Rule 8.
Note 5.
It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative transactions, to
append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant information can be
given.
Note 6.
In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should be
disclosed.
Note 7.
The resultant total percentage holding of the class of relevant security is to
be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issue outside treasury.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:
020 7638 0129. Email: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk
DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE
It is not practicable to define associate in terms which would cover all the
different relationships which may exist in an offer. The term associate is
intended to cover all persons (whether or not acting in concert) who directly or
indirectly own or deal in the shares of an offeror or the offeree company in an
offer and who have (in addition to their normal interests as shareholders) an
interest or potential interest, whether commercial, financial or personal, in
the outcome of the offer.
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the term associate will
normally include the following:-
(1) an offeror's or the offeree company's parent, subsidiaries and fellow
subsidiaries, and their associated companies, and companies of which such
companies are associated companies (for this purpose ownership or control of 20%
or more of the equity share capital of a company is regarded as the test of
associated company status);
(2) banks and financial and other professional advisers (including
stockbrokers)* to an offeror, the offeree company or any company covered in (1),
including persons controlling#, controlled by or under the same control as such
banks, financial and other professional advisers;
(3) the directors (together with their close relatives and related trusts) of
an offeror, the offeree company or any company covered in (1);
(4) the pension funds of an offeror, the offeree company or any company covered
in (1);
(5) any investment company, unit trust or other person whose investments an
associate manages on a discretionary basis, in respect of the relevant
investment accounts;
(6) a person who owns or controls 5% or more of any class of relevant
securities (as defined in paragraphs (a) to (d) in Note 2 on Rule 8) issued by
an offeror or an offeree company, including a person who as a result of any
transaction owns or controls 5% or more. When two or more persons act pursuant
to an agreement or understanding (formal or informal) to acquire or control such
securities, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of this
paragraph. Such securities managed on a discretionary basis by an investment
management group will, unless otherwise agreed by the Panel, also be deemed to
be those of a single person (see Note 8 on Rule 8); and
(7) a company having a material trading arrangement with an offeror or the
offeree company.
Paragraphs (1)-(7) are typical cases. Paragraph (8) below is a category to cover
associate status not within (1)-(7).
(8) Other.
Notes
* References to a "bank" do not apply to a bank whose sole relationship with a
party to an offer is the provision of normal commercial banking services or
such activities in connection with the offer as confirming that cash is
available, handling acceptances and other registration work.
References to "financial and other professional advisers (including
stockbrokers)", in relation to a party to an offer, do not include an
organisation which has stood down, because of a conflict of interest or
otherwise, from acting for that party in connection with the offer if the
organisation is to have a continuing involvement with that party during the
offer, the Panel must be consulted. Unless the Panel is satisfied that the
involvement is entirely unconnected with the offer, the above exclusion will not
normally apply.
# The normal test for whether a person is controlled by, controls or is under
the same control as another person will be by reference to the definition of
control contained in the Code. There may be other circumstances which the Panel
will regard as giving rise to such a relationship (eg where a majority of the
equity share capital is owned by another person who does not have a majority of
the voting rights); in cases of doubt, the Panel should be consulted.
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