Rule 8 - Amey PLC - Amendment
15 Abril 2003 - 1:47PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:0697K
Monument Securities Limited
15 April 2003
The 'Rule 8 - Amey PLC' announcement released on 15 April, 2003 at 09.37 under
RNS No 0431K has been amended.
The Enclosure was omitted from the previous announcement.
The full amended text is shown below.
Date of Disclosure 15 April 2003
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 14 April 2003
Dealing in Amey Plc (name of company)
1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary
2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit
2,000,000 23.125p
1,100,000 23.375p
3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class) 3,100,000 (1.23%)*
4) Party making disclosure Monument Securities Ltd
5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) Monument Securities Ltd
OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
management organisation
6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) YES/NO
(ii) offeree company YES/NO
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
If category (8), explain
(b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1%
or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above N/A
(Also print name of signatory) J Tokley
Telephone and extension number 020 7338 5740
* In addition Monument Securities Limited are party to certain CFDs (see below)
Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on
instructions of a controller
Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.
Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.
Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company
or which an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company
in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must
be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8
Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
relevant information can be given.
Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade
should be disclosed.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel No: 020 7382 9026
Notes Regarding Disclosure - Form 8 Enclosure - Dated 15 April 2003
Monument Securities Limited is the beneficial owner of 3,100,000 Amey plc
ordinary shares. 3,100,000 of these shares are held to hedge Contract for
Difference ('CFD') positions for clients.
A Long CFD is a product where the client to whom the product is sold is taking a
long economic interest in the underlying share price such that the client can
realise a gain if the price of the underlying security rises above the reference
price.
A Short CFD is a product where the client is taking a short economic interest in
the underlying share price such that the client can realise a gain if the price
of the underlying security falls below above the reference price.
A purchaser of a CFD contract will realise a gain if the price of the underlying
security goes up. A seller of a CFD contract will realise a gain if the price of
the underlying security goes down.
The CFD contracts detailed below have the maturity dates as shown.
Amey plc
Contracts for Difference
Position Date Executed Monument Underlying Reference Maturity
Number Shares Price Date
Long CFD 14 April 2003 Short CFD 3,100,000 23.32p 8 May 2003
Contracts for Difference Closed Out
None
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