Form 8.3 - JJB Sports plc

RNS Number : 1317M

Crystal Amber Fund Limited

12 September 2012

 



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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed:		Invesco Limited / Crystal Amber Fund Limited (Concert Party)
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient		N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree		JJB Sports plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:		N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:		12 September 2012
(f)  Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?		NO

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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 1p Shares GB00B646JG43
		Interests				Short positions
		Number		%		Number		%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:		28,897,125		7.12
(2) Derivatives (other than options):
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:		28,897,125		7.12

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).

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

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the 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.

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

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security		Purchase/sale		Number of securities		Price per unit

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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

(ii)        Exercising

Class of relevant security		Product description e.g. call option		Number of securities		Exercise price per unit

(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)

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

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.

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: 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 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"

none

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:		12 September 2012
Contact name:		Sam Edwards (Invesco) Kevin Smith (Crystal Amber)
Telephone number:		01491 416381 (Invesco) 01481 737495 (Crystal Amber)

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 [e-mail].  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

 

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