Form 8 (DD) - Handmade Plc
May 21 2010 - 5:40AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMHMF
RNS Number : 3341M
Almorah Services Limited
21 May 2010
FORM 8 (DD)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT
(INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
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| (a) | Almorah |
| Identity | Services |
| of the | Limited |
| party to | |
| the | |
| offer or | |
| person | |
| acting | |
| in | |
| concert | |
| making | |
| the | |
| disclosure: | |
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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 | |
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| (c) | Handmade |
| Name | Plc |
| of | |
| offeror/offeree | |
| in relation to | |
| whose relevant | |
| securities this | |
| form relates: | |
| Use a | |
| separate form | |
| for each | |
| offeror/offeree | |
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| (d) | Offeror |
| Status | |
| of | |
| person | |
| making | |
| the | |
| disclosure: | |
| e.g. | |
| offeror, | |
| offeree, | |
| person | |
| acting in | |
| concert | |
| with the | |
| offeror/offeree | |
| (specify name | |
| of | |
| offeror/offeree) | |
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| (e) | 20/05/10 |
| Date | |
| dealing | |
| undertaken: | |
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| (f) | YES/NO |
| Has | If |
| the | YES, |
| party | specify |
| previously | which: |
| disclosed, | |
| or is it | |
| today | |
| disclosing, | |
| under the | |
| Code in | |
| respect of | |
| any other | |
| party to | |
| this offer? | |
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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
+----------------+-----------+--------+--------+--------+
| Class | |
| of | |
| relevant | |
| security: | |
| | |
+----------------+--------------------------------------+
| | Interests |Short positions |
| | | |
+ +--------------------+-----------------+
| | Number | % |Number | % |
+----------------+-----------+--------+--------+--------+
| (1) | | | | |
| Relevant | | | | |
| securities |6,400,000 | | | |
| owned | | | | |
| and/or | | | | |
| controlled: | | | | |
| 12% SECURED | | | | |
| CONVERTIBLE | | | | |
| LOAN STOCK | | | | |
| 2012 | | | | |
| | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+--------+--------+--------+
| (2) | | | | |
| Derivatives | | | | |
| (other than | | | | |
| options): | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+--------+--------+--------+
| (3) | | | | |
| Options | | | | |
| and | | | | |
| agreements | | | | |
| to | | | | |
| purchase/sell: | | | | |
+----------------+-----------+--------+--------+--------+
| |6,400,000 | | | |
| | | | | |
| 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).
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and
other executive 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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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 BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
+-------------+---------------+------------+--------+
| Class |Purchase/sale | Number | Price |
| of | | of | per |
| relevant | |securities | unit |
| security | | | |
+-------------+---------------+------------+--------+
| 12% | | | |
| SECURED | Purchase | 2,150,000 | 55p |
| CONVERTIBLE | | | |
| LOAN STOCK | | | |
| 2012 | | | |
+-------------+---------------+------------+--------+
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
+----------+-------------+---------------------+------------+--------+
| Class | Product | Nature | Number | Price |
| of |description | of | of | per |
|relevant | e.g. CFD | dealing | reference | unit |
|security | | e.g. |securities | |
| | | opening/closing | | |
| | | a long/short | | |
| | | position, | | |
| | |increasing/reducing | | |
| | | a long/short | | |
| | | position | | |
+----------+-------------+---------------------+------------+--------+
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
+----------+-------------+---------------------+------------+--------+
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+----------+
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number |Exercise | Type |Expiry | Option |
| of |description |purchasing, | of | price | e.g. | date | money |
|relevant | e.g. call | selling, |securities |per unit |American, | | paid/ |
|security | option | varying | to which | | European | |received |
| | | etc. | option | | etc. | |per unit |
| | | | relates | | | | |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+----------+
| | | | | | | | |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+----------+
(ii) Exercising
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+
| Class | Product | Number |Exercise |
| of |description | of | price |
|relevant | e.g. call |securities |per unit |
|security | option | | |
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+
| | | | |
| | | | |
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
+----------+---------------+---------+-------------+
| Class | Nature |Details | Price |
| of | of | | per |
|relevant | dealing | | unit |
|security | e.g. | | (if |
| |subscription, | |applicable) |
| | 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
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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 party |
| to the offer |
| or person |
| acting in |
| concert making |
| the disclosure |
| and any other |
| person: |
| If there are |
| no such |
| agreements, |
| arrangements |
| or |
| understandings, |
| state "none" |
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| |
| |
| |
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
derivatives
+-----------------+
| Details |
| of any |
| agreement, |
| arrangement |
| or |
| understanding, |
| formal or |
| informal, |
| between the |
| party to the |
| offer or |
| person acting |
| in concert |
| 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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| |
| |
| |
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(c) Attachments
Are any Supplemental Forms attached?
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| Supplemental |YES/NO |
| Form 8 (Open | |
| Positions) | |
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| Supplemental |YES/NO |
| Form 8 (SBL) | |
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| Date | 21 May |
| of | 2010 |
| disclosure: | |
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| Contact | Sarah |
| name: | Roberts |
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| Telephone | 01534 868210 |
| number: | |
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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.
This information is provided by RNS
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