Rule 8.3- UNIVERSE GROUP PLC
March 18 2010 - 7:52AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMUNG
RNS Number : 7953I
Williams de Broë Limited
18 March 2010
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
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| Name of person dealing | WILLIAMS DE BROË LTD |
| (Note 1) | |
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| Company dealt in | UNIVERSE GROUP PLC |
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| Class of relevant security | ORD |
| to which the dealings being | |
| disclosed relate (Note 2) | |
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| Date of dealing | 17/03/2010 |
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
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| | Long | Short |
| | | |
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| | Number | Number |
| | (%) | (%) |
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| (1) Relevant | 4,652,484 4.056% | |
| securities | | |
| | | |
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| (2) Derivatives | | |
| (other than | | |
| options) | | |
| | | |
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| (3) Options and | | |
| agreements to | | |
| purchase/sell | | |
| | | |
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| Total | 4,652,484 4.056% | |
| | | |
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
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| Class of relevant security: | Long | Short |
| | | |
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| | Number | Number |
| | (%) | (%) |
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| (1) Relevant | | |
| securities | | |
| | | |
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| (2) Derivatives | | |
| (other than | | |
| options) | | |
| | | |
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| (3) Options and | | |
| agreements to | | |
| purchase/sell | | |
| | | |
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| Total | | |
| | | |
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
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| Class of relevant security: | Details |
| | |
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| | |
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
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| Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
| | | |
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| Sale | 51,133 | 2.5 GBX |
| | | |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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| Product | Long/short | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| name, | (Note 6) | (Note 7) | (Note 5) |
| e.g. CFD | | | |
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| | | | |
| | | | |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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| Product | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, | Expiry | Option |
| name, | selling, | securities | price | e.g. | | money |
| e.g. call | purchasing, | to which the | | American, | date | paid/received |
| option | varying | option | | European | | per unit |
| | etc. | relates | | etc. | | (Note 5) |
| | | (Note 7) | | | | |
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+
| | | | | | | |
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+
(ii) Exercising
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| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
| option | | (Note 5) |
| | | |
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| | | |
| | | |
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
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| Nature of transaction | Details | Price per unit (if |
| (Note 8) | | applicable) (Note 5) |
| | | |
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| | | |
| | | |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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| Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the |
| person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any |
| relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to |
| the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant |
| securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. |
| If none, this should be stated. |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
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| Date of disclosure | 18th MARCH 2010 |
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| Contact name | MARC GRANVILLE |
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| Telephone number | 020 7847 8163 |
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| If a connected EFM, name of | N/A |
| offeree/offeror with which connected | |
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| If a connected EFM, state nature of | N/A |
| connection (Note 10) | |
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Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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