Form 8 (OPD) Creston plc

RNS Number : 8514P

Creston PLC

22 November 2016

 

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:	Creston 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	Creston plc
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?	OFFEREE
(e) Date position held:      The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	21 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	0.00	NIL	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	NIL	0.00	NIL	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	NIL	0.00	NIL	0.00
TOTAL:	NIL	0.00	NIL	0.00

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:

(a) Shares held by the directors of Creston plc and their close relatives

Name	Number of Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Offeree interested in	Percentage of total issued share capital (%) (excluding treasury shares and share awards referred to below) of the Offeree
Barrie Brien	372,3611	0.63
Kathryn Herrick	5,700 2	0.01

1             Barrie Brien is the registered holder of 159,905 Castle Shares. Lawshare Nominees Limited is the registered holder of 167,956 Castle Shares. Rock Nominees Limited is the registered holder of 40,500 Castle Shares, 35,025 of which are held as nominee for Barrie Brien and the remaining 5,475 Castle Shares are held as nominee for his spouse, Vanessa Knox. Barclayshare Nominees Limited is the registered holder of 4,000 Castle Shares as nominee for Barrie Brien.

2             W.B. Nominees Ltd is the registered holder of 5,700 Castle Shares as nominee for Simon Herrick, Kathryn Herrick's spouse.

(b) Interests in Creston plc ordinary shares held by directors under awards over ordinary shares granted under Creston plc's share plans

Name	Date of grant of awards under Creston's Long Term Incentive Plans	Number of Ordinary Shares of 10p each subject to the awards
Barrie Brien	01/04/2014	341,463
	27/11/2015	624,330
	21/07/2016	847,584
Kathryn Herrick	01/07/2014	103,286
	27/11/2015	188,912
	21/07/2016	256,506
The share awards have no exercise price.

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:	22 November 2016
Contact name:	Barrie Brien, Group Chief Executive Kathryn Herrick, Chief Financial Officer
Telephone number:	+ 44 (0) 20 7930 9757

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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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