Arsenal Holdings Plc
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) Identity of the party to the offer making Arsenal Holdings PLC
the disclosure:
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short N/A
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to Arsenal Holdings PLC
whose relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each party to the
offer
(d) Is the party to the offer making the OFFEREE
disclosure the offeror or the offeree?
(e) Date position held: 19 April 2011
(f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is NO
it today disclosing, under the Code in respect
of any other party to this offer?
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: Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant N/A N/A N/A N/A
securities owned
and/or controlled:
(2) Derivatives N/A N/A N/A N/A
(other than
options):
(3) Options and N/A N/A N/A N/A
agreements to
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: N/A N/A N/A N/A
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 None
relation to which subscription right
exists:
Details, including nature of the None
rights concerned and relevant
percentages:
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.
(c) Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent
Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters of intent procured by the
party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with
it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of the Code):
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 of any person
acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:
Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
Name
Total number of
Arsenal Shares
Percentage of issued share capital
Lord Philip Charles Harris (held by Pershing Nominees Limited KSCLT Acct)
53
0.09%
Sir John Chippendale Lindley Keswick (held by Giltspur Nominees Limited Buns
Acct)
40
0.06%
Sir John Chippendale Lindley Keswick
15
0.02%
Peter Denis Hill-Wood
400
0.64%
Kenneth John Friar
47
0.08%
Charles Denis Hill-Wood
40
0.06%
Sarah Frances Dana
50
0.08%
Martin James Harris (held by Pershing Nominees Limited KSCLT Acct)
1
0.00%
Peter Alexander Harris (held by Pershing Nominees Limited KSCLT Acct)
1
0.00%
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 3 for each additional class of relevant security.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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:
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: 20 April 2011
Contact name: David Miles (company secretary)
Telephone number: +44 (0)207 704 4090
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available
for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on
+44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
20th April 2011
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