Form 8.3 - Steris Corporation | Synergy Health plc


RNS Number : 2338E Northern Trust Corporation 02 November 2015



FORM 8.3


PUBLIC OPENING POSIT ION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WIT H INT EREST S IN RELEVANT SECURIT IES REPRESENT ING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of t he Takeover Code (t he 'Code')


  1. KEY INFORMAT ION



    (a) Ident it y of t he person whose posit ions/dealings are being disclosed:

    Northern Trust Group

    (b) Owner or cont roller of int erest s and short posit ions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

    The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient

    (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relat ion t o whose relevant securit ies t his form relat es:

    Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree


    Steris Corporation

    (d) If an exempt fund manager connect ed wit h an offeror/offeree, st at e t his and specify ident it y of offeror/offeree:

    (e) Dat e posit ion held/dealing undert aken:

    30th October 2015

    (f) Has t he discloser previously disclosed, or are t hey t oday disclosing, under t he Code in respect of any ot her part y t o t his offer?

    YES


    If YES, specify which: Synergy Health Plc


  2. POSIT IONS OF T HE PERSON MAKING T HE DISCLOSURE


    1. Int erest s and short posit ions in t he relevant securit ies of t he offeror or offeree t o which t he disclosure relat es following t he dealing (if any)



      Class of relevant securit y:

      St eris Corporat ion

      Int erest s

      Short posit ions

      Number

      %

      Number

      %

      (1) Relevant securit ies owned and/or cont rolled:

      1, 366, 614


      2. 28

      (2) Derivat ives (ot her t han opt ions):


      (3) Opt ions and agreement s t o purchase/sell:


      T OTAL:

      1, 366, 614

      2. 28


      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).


    2. Right s t o subscribe for new securit ies (including direct ors' and ot her execut ive opt ions)


    3. Class of relevant securit y in relat ion t o which subscript ion right exist s:

      Det ails, including nat ure of t he right s concerned and relevant percent ages:


      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.


    4. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY T HE PERSON MAKING T HE DISCLOSURE


      1. Purchases and sales



        Class of relevant securit y

        Buy/Sell

        Quant it y

        Price ($)

        Common Stock

        Buy

        170

        73.56

        Common Stock

        Buy

        262

        74.95

        Common Stock

        Sell

        194

        74.95


      2. Derivat ives t ransact ions (ot her t han opt ions)




        Class of relevant securit y


        Product descript ion

        e.g. CFD

        Nat ure of dealing

        e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a

        long/short position

        Number of

        reference securit ies


        Price per unit


      3. Opt ions t ransact ions in respect of exist ing securit ies


        1. Writ ing, selling, purchasing or varying




          Class of relevant securit y


          Product descript ion

          e.g. call option

          Writ ing, purchasing, selling, varying

          et c.

          Number of

          securit ies t o which opt ion relat es


          Exercise price

          per unit

          Type

          e.g.

          American, European etc.


          Expiry dat e

          Opt ion money paid/ received per unit

        2. Exercising



        3. Class of relevant securit y

          Product descript ion

          e.g. call option

          Number of securit ies

          Exercise price per unit


        4. Ot her dealings (including subscribing for new securit ies)



          Class of relevant securit y

          Nat ure of dealing

          e.g. subscription, conversion


          Det ails

          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.


        5. OT HER INFORMAT ION


          1. Indemnit y and ot her dealing arrangement s


            Det ails of any indemnit y or opt ion arrangement , or any agreement or underst anding, formal or informal, relat ing t o relevant securit ies which may be an inducement t o deal or refrain from dealing ent ered int o by t he person making t he disclosure and any part y t o t he offer or any person act ing in concert wit h a part y t o t he offer:

            If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'


            None


          2. Agreement s, arrangement s or underst andings relat ing t o opt ions or derivat ives


            Det ails of any agreement , arrangement or underst anding, formal or informal, bet ween t he person making t he disclosure and any ot her person relat ing t o:

            1. t he vot ing right s of any relevant securit ies under any opt ion; or

            2. t he vot ing right s or fut ure acquisit ion or disposal of any relevant securit ies t o which any derivat ive is referenced:

            3. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'


              None


            4. At t achment s


            5. Is a Supplement al Form 8 (Open Posit ions) at t ached? No


              Dat e of disclosure:

              2nd November 2015

              Cont act name:

              Paul Adair

              Telephone number:

              020 7982 1236


              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.thetakeoverpassnel.org.uk.


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