TIDMSNR

RNS Number : 8109B

Senior PLC

14 June 2021

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                                    Senior plc 
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):    N/A 
  The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), 
  settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
                                                                                               ------------- 
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:        Senior plc 
  Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                                                               ------------- 
 (d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?                                               OFFEREE 
                                                                                               ------------- 
 (e) Date position held:                                                                        11 June 2021 
  The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect   N/A 
  of any other party to the offer? 
  If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
                                                                                               ------------- 
 
   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER 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

 
 Class of relevant security: 
                                                                                      Interests       Short positions 
                                                                                   ---------------  ------------------ 
                                                                                    Number     %      Number       % 
                                                                                   --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                     Nil     0.00      Nil      0.00 
                                                                                   --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                        Nil     0.00      Nil      0.00 
                                                                                   --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
  purchase/sell:                                                                      Nil     0.00      Nil      0.00 
                                                                                   --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 
   TOTAL:                                                                             Nil     0.00      Nil      0.00 
                                                                                   --------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 

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).

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 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:    None 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:   None 
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   3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

(a) Interests held by the directors of Senior plc and their close relatives and related trusts

 
 Name             Number of ordinary   % of total issued 
                   shares in Senior     share capital of 
                   plc                  Senior plc (excluding 
                                        share options) 
 Celia Baxter     31,653               0.0075 
                 -------------------  ----------------------- 
 Susan Brennan    5,900                0.0014 
                 -------------------  ----------------------- 
 Bindi Foyle      202,887              0.0484 
                 -------------------  ----------------------- 
 Giles Kerr       10,000               0.0024 
                 -------------------  ----------------------- 
 Ian King         514,297              0.1226 
                 -------------------  ----------------------- 
 Rajiv Sharma     Nil                  N/A 
                 -------------------  ----------------------- 
 David Squires    512,125              0.1221 
                 -------------------  ----------------------- 
 

(b) Interests held as options or awards under the share plans of Senior plc by the directors of Senior plc and their close relatives and related trusts who are not exempt principal traders for the purposes of Rule 8 of the Code

 
            Name              Share Plan               Number of                 Vesting date              Exercise 
                                                       ordinary                   / period                  price (per 
                                                       shares under                                         share) 
                                                       option / 
                                                       award 
 David Squires                2019 Long                353,340                   7 March 2022              Nil 
                              Term                                               (subject 
                              Incentive                                          to 
                              Plan Award                                         performance 
                                                                                 conditions) 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2020 Long                482,832                   9 March 2023              Nil 
                              Term                                               (subject 
                              Incentive                                          to 
                              Plan Award                                         performance 
                                                                                 conditions) 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2021 Long                718,085                   12 March                  Nil 
                              Term                                               2024 
                              Incentive                                          (subject 
                              Plan Award                                         to 
                                                                                 performance 
                                                                                 conditions) 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              Sharesave                4,103                     1 July 2022               GBP2.193 
                                                                                 to 31 
                                                                                 December 
                                                                                 2022 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2019                     70,733                    7 March 2022              Nil 
                              Deferred 
                              Share Award 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2020                     90,203                    9 March 2023              Nil 
                              Deferred 
                              Share Award 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2021                     79,787                    12 March                  Nil 
                              Deferred                                            2024 
                              Share Award 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
 Bindi Foyle                  2019 Long                235,426                   7 March 2022              Nil 
                              Term                                               (subject 
                              Incentive                                          to 
                              Plan Award                                         performance 
                                                                                 conditions) 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2020 Long                322,782                   9 March 2023              Nil 
                              Term                                               (subject 
                              Incentive                                          to 
                              Plan Award                                         performance 
                                                                                 conditions) 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2021 Long                480,053                   12 March                  Nil 
                              Term                                               2024 
                              Incentive                                          (subject 
                              Plan Award                                         to 
                                                                                 performance 
                                                                                 conditions) 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              Sharesave                4,103                     1 July 2022               GBP2.193 
                                                                                 to 31 
                                                                                 December 
                                                                                 2022 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2019                     47,342                    7 March 2022              Nil 
                              Deferred 
                              Share Award 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2020                     60,135                    9 March 2023              Nil 
                              Deferred 
                              Share Award 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                              2021                     53,339                    12 March                  Nil 
                              Deferred                                            2024 
                              Share Award 
                  -----------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
 

(c) Interests and short positions held by connected advisers of Senior plc

No interests, short positions or rights to subscribe are held by Senior plc's connected advisers, Lazard & Co., Limited, Credit Suisse International and Jefferies International Limited, or the persons affiliated with them, who are not exempt principal traders for the purposes of Rule 8 of the Code.

(d) Interests, short positions and rights to subscribe held by other concert parties of Senior plc

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).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   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 party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting 
  in concert with it: 
  Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. 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 party 
  to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, 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 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
                                       --- 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    14 June 2021 
 Contact name:          Andrew Bodenham, Company Secretary 
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 Telephone number:      +44 (0)1923 714745 
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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.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .

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