Rule 8 - Chubb PLC
July 24 2003 - 6:39AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:9141N
Cater Allen International Limited
24 July 2003
Date of Disclosure 24/07/03
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 22/07/03
Dealing in CHUBB PLC (name of company)
1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) ORDINARY SHARES
2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit
3,000,000 75.5P
3,000,000 75.5P
3,000,000 75.5P
3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class) 11,000,000* (1.32%)
4) Party making disclosure CATER ALLEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor(Note 1)CATER ALLEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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) NO
(ii) offeree company NO
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) YES
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above N/A
(Also print name of signatory) PHILIP HINDLEY
Telephone and extension number 0207 7756 6169
*IN ADDITION, CATER ALLEN INTERNATIONAL IS PARTY TO CERTAIN TOTAL RETURN
SWAPS AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
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.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel No: 020 7382 9026
Form 8 Enclosure
Cater Allen International is the beneficial owner of 20,000,000 ordinary shares
of Chubb Plc, all of which are held to hedge Total return Swaps (TRS') positions
for clients.
A Total Return Swap is a product used by clients to finance long positions. The
client will sell their position to CAIL for which they will receive the current
market price. The Client will then receive money if the price of the share sold
increases above the sale price or pay money if it falls. In addition the client
will pay an agreed rate of interest on the money received. The product can also
be to finance short positions. CAIL will follow its normally policy in respect
of such products, which is to vote the shares in accordance with the
instructions of the counterparty for whom we are financing the positions.
The following Total Return Swaps are executed:
Date Underlying Reference CAIL Buy Maturity Product
Executed number of Price or Sell Type
shares Performance
17/06/03 20,000,000 75.5 SELL 19/12/03 TRS
20/06/03 9,000,000 75.5 BUY 19/12/02 TRS
TOTAL 11,000,000
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above
(Also print name of signatory) PHILIP HINDLEY
Telephone and extension number 0207 7756 6169
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