Form 8 (OPD) Hornby plc

RNS Number : 2156J

Hornby PLC

26 June 2017

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:	HORNBY PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:	HORNBY PLC
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?	OFFEREE
(e) Date position held:	23 JUNE 2017
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?	N/A

2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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

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

(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) Interests of directors of Hornby plc in ordinary shares of Hornby plc of 1p each:

Director	Number of ordinary shares	Percentage of total issued ordinary share capital (%) (to 3.d.p)
S Cooke*	97,000	0.115
D Adams	22,500	0.027

* All the shares in which Steve Cooke is beneficially interested are held by Lawshare Nominees, a company with which he is connected.

** David Adams holds the shares in his own name.

(b) Interests of directors of Hornby plc in ordinary shares of Hornby plc under Hornby Performance Share Plan:

Director	Award date	Vesting date	Market price at Award date	Interest at 22 June 2017
S Cooke	Aug 2015	Aug 2018	105.0p	190,476
	Dec 2016	Mar 2019	29.0p	2,136,752
D Mulligan	Dec 2016	Mar 2019	29.0p	598,290

Each award is structured as an option with an option price of 1 pence per share and subject to the performance conditions of the Performance Share Plan.

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:

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:

None

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?