RNS Number:0495K
Man Financial Limited
22 March 2005
Date Of Disclosure: 22/03/05
Fax to 020 7256 9386 (Take Over Panel) and 020 7588 6057 (RNS) FORM 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for
each class of securities in which dealings have been made.
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE
ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 21/03/05
(1) Name of Company Dealing in Eidos PLC
Class of securities ORDINARY SHARES
(2) Amount Bought Amount Sold Price (GBP)
1600000 0.4343
460219 0.4500
200000 0.4444
37500 0.4175
25000 0.4100
19127 0.4325
18900 0.4275
18900 0.4200
15000 0.4475
14000 0.4275
14000 0.4475
12500 0.4200
12500 0.4200
12500 0.4200
12500 0.4075
12500 0.4325
12500 0.4475
12000 0.4200
11000 0.4475
10000 0.4450
10000 0.4475
7323 0.4275
5832 0.4475
5582 0.4325
4168 0.4475
1468 0.4325
500 0.4100
In addition, Man Financial Ltd have entered into CFD and Spread Betting
arrangements with its clients which are detailed below.
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled and
percentage of class 6,185,108 4.36%
(4) Party making disclosure MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
(5) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note1) MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED
(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) Associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) - NO
(b) (i) offeree Company - NO
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
If category (8), explain
Rule 8.3 (i.e. 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 Stewart Horner
Telephone and extension number 020-7144-4201
Note1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, e.g. 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 with 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 all 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, Monitoring
Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk
NOTES REGARDING DISCLOSURE
Man Financial Ltd ("MAN") is the beneficial owner of 6,185,108 Ordinary
Shares in the above company which are held to hedge CFD & Spread Betting
positions (see below) established between MAN and its clients.
A Contract for Difference or CFD is an agreement between two parties to
exchange, at the close of the contract, the difference between the opening
price and the closing price, multiplied by the number of reference shares
specified within the contract. The 'reference shares' are the underlying
shares specified in the CFD. The economic performance of the CFD is determined
by the performance of the underlying reference shares. Although CFDs replicate
the price movement of the underlying reference shares, they convey no right or
requirement to acquire or deliver the physical shares.
The contract value of a CFD is defined as the number of reference shares
specified in the contract, multiplied by the price of the underlying reference
share. If a client of Man takes a long position, the client will make a profit
if the contract value increases.
Conversely, if a client of Man takes a short position, the client will benefit
if the contract value falls. The CFD contracts detailed below are open-ended
and without predetermined expiry/close value A Spread Bet is a product whereby
the client to whom the product is sold can realise a gain or a loss depending
on whether the price of the underlying security increases above or falls below
the reference price. A client's Spread bet position is described the
client's "stake". A "stake" is expressed in pounds (sterling) per "point" and a
"point" is the price in pence of the underlying shares. A client with a
"stake" of #100 per point will make a gain of #100 for every penny increase in
the underlying shares and the client has an exposure equivalent to 10,000
shares.
DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE It is not practicable to define associate in terms
which would cover all the different relationships which may exist in an offer.
The term associate is intended to cover all persons (whether or not acting in
concert) who directly or indirectly own or deal in the shares of an offeror or
the offeree company in an offer and who have (in addition to their normal
interests as shareholders) an interest or potential interest, whether
commercial, financial or personal, in the outcome of the offer Without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the term associate will normally
include the following:-
(1) an offeror's or the offeree company's parent, subsidiaries and fellow
subsidiaries, and their associated companies, and companies of which such
companies are associated companies (for this purpose ownership or control of
20% or more of the equity share capital of a company is regarded as the test of
associated company status);
(2) banks and financial and other professional advisers (including
stockbrokers)* to an offeror, the offeree company or any company covered in
(1), including persons controlling#, controlled by or under the same control as
such banks, financial and other professional advisers;
(3) the directors (together with their close relatives & related trusts) of an
offeror, the offeree company or any company covered in (1);
(4) the pension funds of an offeror, the offeree company or any company
covered in (1);
(5) any investment company, unit trust or other person whose investments an
associate manages on a discretionary basis, in respect of the relevant
investment accounts;
(6) a person who owns or controls 5% or more of any class of relevant
securities (as defined in paragraphs (a) to (d) in Note 2 on Rule 8) issued
by an offeror or an offeree company, including a person who as a result of any
transaction owns or controls 5% or more. When two or more persons act
pursuant to an agreement or understanding (formal or informal) to acquire or
control such securities, they will be deemed to be a single person for the
purpose of this paragraph. Such securities managed on a discretionary basis
by an investment management group will, unless otherwise agreed by the Panel,
also be deemed to be those of a single person (see Note 8 on Rule 8); and
(7) a company having a material trading arrangement with an offeror or the
offeree company. Paragraphs (1)-(7) are typical cases. Paragraph (8) below is
a category to cover associate status not within (1)-(7).
(8) Other.
CFD OPEN INTEREST
PRODUCT NAME EXECUTED MAN FIN LTD Ref Shares PRICE (GBP)
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 21/03/05 SALE 60,000 0.4307
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 21/03/05 SALE 25,000 0.4200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 21/03/05 SALE 1,400,000 0.4343
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 18/03/05 SALE 522,710 0.3765
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 18/03/05 SALE 326,015 0.3900
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/03/05 SALE 855,000 0.3717
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/03/05 SALE 10,000 0.3700
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 15/03/05 SALE 208,500 0.3582
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/03/05 SALE 1,284,710 0.3444
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/03/05 SALE 100,000 0.3500
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/03/05 SALE 25,000 0.3525
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/03/05 SALE 300,000 0.3918
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/03/05 SALE 21,296 0.3801
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 09/03/05 SALE 50,000 0.5250
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 09/03/05 SALE 50,000 0.4850
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 09/03/05 SALE 44,639 0.5550
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 11/02/05 SALE 10,000 0.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 10/01/05 SALE 22,000 0.6950
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/12/04 SALE 5,559 0.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 24/12/04 SALE 1,600 0.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 22/12/04 SALE 11,298 0.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 16/12/04 SALE 26,849 0.7125
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 16/11/04 SALE 200 0.9150
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 02/11/04 SALE 20,000 0.9400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 02/11/04 SALE 12,494 0.9400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 08/10/04 SALE 45,000 0.9624
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 07/10/04 SALE 9,213 0.9690
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 06/10/04 SALE 17,986 0.9725
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 5,334 1.6875
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 5,486 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 6,250 1.7325
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 6,465 1.7075
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 6,825 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 8,930 1.7192
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 3,738 1.6893
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 23,379 1.6913
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 12,272 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 75,000 1.6975
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 23,600 1.7050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 22,622 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 19,727 1.7400
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 18,510 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.6900
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 16,572 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 16,033 1.7050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 30/04/04 SALE 25,000 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 5,647 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 9,680 1.6950
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 4,253 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 9,384 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 9,470 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 15,000 1.7050
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 25,000 1.7000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 29,481 1.6997
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 30,320 1.7094
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 326 1.7100
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 29/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7150
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 28/04/04 SALE 2,000 1.7275
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 27/04/04 SALE 15,000 1.7475
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 27/04/04 SALE 361 1.7150
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 7,820 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 5,000 1.7325
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 21,561 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 7,000 1.7318
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 3,032 1.7175
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 7,797 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 5,000 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 8,480 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 10,000 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 18,365 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 25,000 1.7325
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 30,000 1.7300
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 26/04/04 SALE 10,319 1.7200
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 17/07/01 SALE 1,000 0.0000
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 24/03/00 SALE 2,000 3.0500
Eidos PLC LONG CFD 28/01/00 SALE 1,000 5.9000
SPREAD BETTING OPEN POSITIONS - #1 = 1p Per Point
SECURITY PROMPT TRADE DATE CURRENCY STAKE BUY/SELL OPEN PRICE
Eidos PLC 20/09/05 14/03/05 GBP 25 SELL 32.7
Eidos PLC 14/06/05 18/03/05 GBP 10 SELL 38.1
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