Replacement - Form 8 (OPD) (Tritax Big Box REIT)

Tritax Big Box REIT plc

01 March 2024

 

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT REPLACES THE FORM 8 (OPD) ANNOUNCEMENT RELEASED UNDER RNS NUMBER 1811E ON 22 February 2024.

The following correction has been made to reflect the correct position as at 22 February 2024: the interests in ordinary shares of Tritax Big Box REIT PLC of Bjorn Hobart and Charlie Withers in section 3(b) has been amended. All other information remains unchanged.

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:	Tritax Big Box REIT 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.	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Tritax Big Box REIT plc
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?	OFFEROR
(e) Date position held:      The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	21 February 2024
(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"	UK Commercial Property REIT Limited

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:	1p Ordinary
	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:

(a) interests held by the directors of Tritax Big Box REIT plc and their close relatives and related trusts: Person Position Number of Ordinary Shares held Percentage of total issued share capital Karen Whitworth Non-Executive Director 30,705 0.00 Wu Gang Non-Executive Director 2,600 0.00 Aubrey Adams Non-Executive Director 240,000 0.01 Alastair Hughes Non-Executive Director 46,483 0.00 Richard Laing Non-Executive Director 50,000 0.00 Elizabeth Brown Non-Executive Director 20,382 0.00 (b) interests held by members of Tritax Management LLP and their close relatives and related trusts: Person Position Number of Ordinary Shares held Percentage of total issued share capital Frankie Whitehead Member 200,178 0.01 Charlie Withers Member 62,304 0.00 Henry Franklin Member 2,031,369 0.10 James Watson Member 55,960 0.00 Bjorn Hobart Member 419,418 0.02 Colin Godfrey Member 2,800,053 0.14 Petrina Porter (née Austin) Member 364,820 0.01 Phil Redding Member 85,825 0.00 Tim Legge Member 43,384 0.00 Nick Preston Member 65,236 0.00 Alasdair Evans Member 28,236 0.00 James Dunlop Member 2,737,692 0.14 abrdn Holdings Limited Corporate member 4,284,282 0.22 (c) interests held by the investment manager of Tritax Big Box REIT plc, Tritax Management LLP: Person Number of Ordinary Shares held Percentage of total issued share capital Tritax Management LLP 95,275 0.00 (d) interests held by abrdn plc and its affiliates on behalf of clients by virtue of abrdn plc's indirect interest in Tritax Management LLP: Person Number of Ordinary Shares held Percentage of total issued share capital abrdn plc and its affiliates 22,032,026 1.15

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 February 2024
Contact name:	Hana Beard
Telephone number:	020 7290 7522

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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