French Connection : Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) (pdf)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH

RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.	KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:	Numis Securities Limited
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose	French Connection Group Plc
	relevant securities this form relates:
	Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which	Financial Adviser and Broker to
	exempt principal trader is connected:	French Connection Group Plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	27/01/2020
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the	No
	exempt principal trader making disclosures in
	respect of any other party to this offer?
	If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state
	"N/A"

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

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

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchases/

Total

Highest price per

Lowest price per

security

sales

number of

unit paid/ received

unit

securities

paid/received

1p Ordinary

Share

Purchase

7,500

31.80 GBX

31.80 GBX

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per unit

relevant

description

e.g. opening/closing a

reference

security

e.g. CFD

long/short position,

securities

increasing/reducing a

long/short position

1. Stock-settledderivative transactions (including options)

1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price	e.g.	date	money
relevant	e.g. call	selling,	securities	per unit	American,		paid/
security	option	varying etc.	to which		European		received
			option		etc.		per unit
			relates

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1. Exercise

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

1. Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant	Nature of dealing	Details	Price per unit (if
security	e.g. subscription,		applicable)
	conversion

3. OTHER INFORMATION

1. 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 exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

1. Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

1. the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
2. 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

Date of disclosure:	28/01/2020
Contact name:	Jamie Goldstein
Telephone number:	020 7260 1600

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 dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

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