Rule 8 - Carlton Comms PLC
December 01 2003 - 11:54AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:7101S
GAM London Limited
1 December 2003
Date of Disclosure 1ST DECEMBER 2003
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 26TH NOVEMBER
Dealing in CARLTON COMMUNICATIONS PLC ORD GBP 0.05 (name of company)
1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) ORDINARY SHARES
2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit
34,900 2.275
PLEASE NOTE GAM LONDON LIMITED HAVE ALSO EXECUTED A CFD IN CARLTON
COMMUNICATIONS. SEE BELOW.
3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class) 8,398,900 (1.25%)
4) Party making disclosure GAM LONDON LIMITED
5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)
OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
management organisation
GAM LONDON LIMITED
6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) YES
(ii) offeree company YES
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
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 N/A
(Also print name of signatory) STUART FOBBESTER
Telephone and extension number 0207 917 2358
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 which 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
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
FORM 8 ENCLOSURE
A PURCHASER OF A LONG CFD CONTRACT WILL REALIZE A GAIN IF THE PRICE OF THE
UNDERLYING SECURITY GOES UP. A SELLER OF A CFD CONTRACT WILL REALIZE A GAIN
IF THE PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING SECURITY GOES DOWN.
THE CFD CONTRACTS ARE OPEN-ENDED AND THERE IS NO ROLLOVER INTO NEW CONTRACTS.
CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCES DATE OF DISCLOSURE 1ST DECEMBER 2003
GAM LONDON LIMITED
NUMBER OF SHARES REFERENCE
(PENCE)
PRODUCT NAME DATE EXECUTED BUY/SELL
LONG CFD
CARLTON COMMUNICATIONS PLC
ORD.CFD 26-11-03 BUY 34,900 2.2773
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