Form 8.3 - TalkTalk Telecom Group plc

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Regulatory News | 20 Oct, 2020

Updated : 15:01

RNS Number : 6877C
Societe Generale SA
20 October 2020
 

                                                                                                  FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Full name of discloser:

Société Générale S.A.

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

TalkTalk Telecom Group plc

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:


(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

19/10/2020

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

NO

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

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(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

 

Ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions


Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

9,890,245

0.86

1,064,456

0.09

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

1,490,067

0.13

11,358,508

0.99

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

 

     TOTAL:

11,380,312

0.99

12,422,964

1.08

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

                      

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).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:


Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:


 

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

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.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

Purchase

451

0.9729933

Ordinary

Purchase

710

0.9845

Ordinary

Purchase

284

0.9845

Ordinary

Purchase

109

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

500

0.9825

Ordinary

Purchase

72

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

571

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

1,798

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

54

0.9845

Ordinary

Purchase

444

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

253

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

198

0.982

Ordinary

Purchase

187

0.982

Ordinary

Purchase

309

0.9815

Ordinary

Purchase

85

0.983

Ordinary

Purchase

155

0.9815

Ordinary

Purchase

29

0.979

Ordinary

Purchase

27

0.978

Ordinary

Purchase

525

0.982

Ordinary

Purchase

2,761

0.9815

Ordinary

Purchase

2,220

0.9815

Ordinary

Purchase

189

0.978

Ordinary

Purchase

2

0.978

Ordinary

Purchase

12

0.9835

Ordinary

Purchase

134

0.9835

Ordinary

Purchase

1,176

0.98

Ordinary

Purchase

222

0.984

Ordinary

Purchase

174

0.983

Ordinary

Purchase

390

0.9815

Ordinary

Purchase

291

0.983

Ordinary

Purchase

180

0.9825

Ordinary

Purchase

551

0.985

Ordinary

Purchase

288

0.98

Ordinary

Purchase

412

0.98

Ordinary

Purchase

344

0.9845

Ordinary

Purchase

1,846

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

687

0.9825

Ordinary

Purchase

2,173

0.98

Ordinary

Purchase

404

0.982

Ordinary

Purchase

197

0.984

Ordinary

Purchase

121

0.985

Ordinary

Purchase

74

0.9845

Ordinary

Purchase

921

0.9845

Ordinary

Purchase

142

0.983

Ordinary

Purchase

129

0.9815

Ordinary

Purchase

384

0.9815

Ordinary

Purchase

94

0.979

Ordinary

Purchase

403

0.985

Ordinary

Purchase

220

0.9815

Ordinary

Purchase

181

0.9815

Ordinary

Purchase

38

0.9845

Ordinary

Purchase

391

0.978

Ordinary

Purchase

307

0.983

Ordinary

Purchase

234

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

1,181

0.9835

Ordinary

Purchase

390

0.983

Ordinary

Purchase

196

0.9835

Ordinary

Purchase

530

0.9795

Ordinary

Purchase

572

0.977

Ordinary

Purchase

441

0.977

Ordinary

Purchase

415

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

391

0.985

Ordinary

Purchase

521

0.98

Ordinary

Purchase

305

0.985

Ordinary

Purchase

367

0.983

Ordinary

Purchase

483

0.985

Ordinary

Purchase

319

0.981

Ordinary

Purchase

442

0.9795

Ordinary

Purchase

395

0.9795

Ordinary

Purchase

256

0.98

Ordinary

Purchase

300

0.983

Ordinary

Purchase

233

0.984

Ordinary

Purchase

1,418

0.9735

Ordinary

Purchase

1,354

0.9735

Ordinary

Purchase

2,285,000

0.9575

Ordinary

Sale

3,727

0.98

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

0.98

Ordinary

Sale

86,071

0.984015


Total Purchases

2,320,562



Total Sales

91,048


 

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

27,358

0.981681

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

86,071

0.984015

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

GBP









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP





 

 

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) GBP


 

 



 

 

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 

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 person 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"

 

 

 

 

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

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"

 

 

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

20/10/2020

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number*:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.sss

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