Rule 8.3- Thorntons PLC
January 06 2006 - 9:57AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:5801W
F&C Asset Management PLC
06 January 2006
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC
Company dealt in THORNTONS PLC
Class of relevant security ORD 10P
to which the dealings
being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 03/01/06
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)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 988,929 1.48%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 988,929 1.48%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
name, selling, securities price American, date paid/
e.g. purchasing, to which European received
call varying etc. the option etc. per unit
option relates (Note 5)
(Note 7)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit
call option (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities)(Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable) (Note 5)
TRANSFER OUT ON 6185 SHS 1.615001
03/01/06 OF 6185 SHS
TO EXTERNAL MANAGER
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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.
NONE
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 06/01/06
Contact name IQBAL SHARIF
Telephone number 0131 465 1258
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected -
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) -
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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