FORM 8 (OPD)

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Full name of discloser:	M.P. Evans Group PLC
(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	M.P. Evans Group PLC
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?	Offeree
(e) Date position held:      The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	4 November 2016
(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"	N/A

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER 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

 

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary shares of 10 pence each
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	Nil		Nil
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	Nil		Nil
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	Nil		Nil
TOTAL:	Nil		Nil

 

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).

 

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	N/A

 

 

3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

3.1  Interests of Directors of M.P. Evans Group PLC in ordinary shares of 10 pence each Director Number of Shares % Peter Hadsley-Chaplin(1) 1,561,717 2.80 Derek Shaw 333,065 0.60 Philip Fletcher(2) 96,794 0.17 Richard Robinow(3) 96,147 0.17 (1) Standard Life Trustee Company is the registered holder of 349,157 shares as trustee for P E Hadsley-Chaplin Standard Life SIPP, Peter Hadsley-Chaplin's SIPP   (2) Standard Life Trustee Company is the registered holder of 96,794 shares as trustee for P A Fletcher Standard Life SIPP, Philip Fletcher's SIPP   (3) 42,086 shares are held by Emba Holdings Limited Pension Scheme, a trust established for the benefit of Richard Robinow and Phoebe Robinow (Richard Robinow's spouse) and of which Richard Robinow and Phoebe Robinow are the sole trustees 3.2  Rights to subscribe of Directors of M.P. Evans Group PLC for ordinary shares of 10 pence each under the executive share option schemes Name of holder Date of grant Exercise price (pence) Expiry date Number of relevant Company shares Tristan Price 16/11/2007 385.00 16/11/2017 75,000 Tristan Price 24/11/2008 159.50 24/11/2018 75,000 Tristan Price 19/06/2012 483.21 19/06/2022 50,000 Tristan Price 17/01/2013 520.00 17/01/2023 5,750 Tristan Price 17/01/2013 510.00 17/01/2023 44,250 Tristan Price 13/06/2016 410.50 13/06/2026 25,000 3.3 Interests in ordinary shares of 10 pence each of other persons presumed to be acting in concert (each a close relative of a director) Name Number of Shares % Margaret Hadsley-Chaplin 1,892,254 3.39 Anne Fletcher 1,031,377 1.85 Mark Hadsley-Chaplin(4) 540,000 0.97 Nicholas Fletcher 57,000 0.10 Laura Fletcher 51,561 0.09 David Fletcher 34,245 0.06 Jeremy Robinow 30,000 0.05 Katrina Hadsley-Chaplin(5) 30,000 0.05 Helena Hadsley-Chaplin(5) 30,000 0.05 Ella Hadsley-Chaplin(5) 29,750 0.05 Edward Hadsley-Chaplin(5) 29,000 0.05 Christopher Fletcher 21,150 0.04 Anna Fletcher 15,450 0.03 Candice Fletcher 10,600 0.02 Donna Hadsley-Chaplin(5) 4,500 0.01 Timothy Richmond Fletcher 3,294 0.01 Stella Fletcher 2,131 0.00 (4) James Hay Pensions Trustees Limited is the registered holder of 290,000 shares as nominee for The James Hay Personal Pension Plan Number 5721, Mark Hadsley-Chaplin's SIPP. Ferlim Nominees Limited is the registered holder of 250,000 shares a nominee for Mark Hadsley-Chaplin (5) Ferlim Nominees Limited is the registered holder of these shares on behalf of the persons named above

 

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).

 

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

 

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 party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

 

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

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, 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"

None

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)	NO
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)	NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:	7 November 2016
Contact name:	Katya Merrick
Telephone number:	+44 (0)1892 676146

 

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.