BNP Paribas London Form 8.5-Spirent Communications plc
December 23 2024 - 6:34AM
RNS Regulatory News
RNS Number : 1475R
BNP Paribas London
23 December 2024
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION
DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT
APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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(a) Name of exempt principal
trader:
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BNP Paribas Financial
Markets
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for
each offeror/offeree
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Spirent Communications
plc
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which
exempt principal trader is connected:
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(d) Date position held/dealing
undertaken:
For an opening position
disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the
disclosure
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20/12/2024
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is
the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any
other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or
possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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No:
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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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(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional
class of relevant security.
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following
the dealing (if any)
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Class of relevant security:
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GB0004726096 (3 1/3p
ordinary)
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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%
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Number
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%
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or
controlled:
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22,739,032
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3.93
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-4,214,448
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-.73
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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0
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0
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0
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TOTAL:
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22,739,032
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3.93
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-4,214,448
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-.73
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All interests and all short positions should be
disclosed.
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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).
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors''
and other employee 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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3.
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DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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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.
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The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should
be stated.
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Class of
relevant
security
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Purchase/
sales
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Total
number
of
securities
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Highest
price
per unit
paid/received
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Lowest
price
per unit
paid/received
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GB0004726096
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Purchase
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503,754
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1.7812 GBP
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1.7650 GBP
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GB0004726096
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Sale
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-254,526
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1.7820 GBP
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1.7630 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
e.g. CFD
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Nature of
dealing
e.g. opening/closing
a
long/short
position
increasing/reducing
a
long/short
position
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Number of
references
securities
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Price per
unit
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
e.g. call
option
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying
etc.
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
e.g.
American
European
etc.
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
e.g. call
option
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Exercising/
exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise
price
per unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
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Class of
relevant
security
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Nature of
dealing
e.g. subscription,
conversion
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
applicable)
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(a)
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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 exempt principal trader making the
disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in
concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be
included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or
understandings, state "none"
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None
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between the person 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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None
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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No
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Date of Disclosure:
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23/12/2024
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Contact Name
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Compliance
Control Room
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Telephone Number:
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0207 595
9695
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a
Regulatory Information Service.
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The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for
consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on
+44 (0)20 7638 0129.
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