Tarsus : Form 8 (DD) - Tarsus Group plc

RNS Number : 8629I

Tarsus Group PLC

13 August 2019

FORM 8 (DD)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR

THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)

Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.	KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser:	Dan O'Brien
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short	N/A
	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.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose	Tarsus Group plc
	relevant securities this form relates:
	Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) Status of person making the disclosure:	Person acting in concert with the
	e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert with	offeree (Tarsus Group plc)
	the offeror/offeree (specify name of offeror/offeree)
(e) Date dealing undertaken:	12 August 2019
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the	N/A
	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"

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON 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.

1. Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary shares of £0.05 each (ISIN: JE00B3DG9318)
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number		%
(1) Relevant securities owned	1,017,237	0.78	Nil		Nil
and/or controlled:
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	Nil	Nil	Nil		Nil
(3) Stock-settled derivatives	Nil	Nil	Nil		Nil
(including options) and
agreements to
purchase/sell:
	1,017,237	0.78	Nil		Nil
TOTAL:

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).

1. Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to	N/A
which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights	N/A
concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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.

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

1. Purchases and sales

1. Party to an offer or person acting in concert (except for a principal trader in the same group as a connected adviser)

Class of relevant	Purchase/sale	Number of	Price per unit
security		securities
Ordinary shares of	Acquisition under the	571,798	Nil
£0.05 each	Tarsus Group PLC
	2011 Long Term
	Incentive Plan
Ordinary shares of	Acquisition under the	330,000	Nil
£0.05 each	Tarsus Group PLC
	2016 Executive
	Retention Plan

1. Principal trader where the sole reason for the connection is that the principal trader is in the same group as a connected adviser

Class of	Purchases/	Total number	Highest price	Lowest price
relevant	sales	of securities	per unit	per unit
security			paid/received	paid/received
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

1. Cash-settledderivative transactions

Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description	e.g. opening/closing a	reference	unit
security	e.g. CFD	long/short position,	securities
		increasing/reducing a
		long/short position
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

1. Stock-settledderivative transactions (including options)

1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

1. Exercise

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

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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

4. 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 party to the offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other person:

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 party to the offer or person acting in concert 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

(c)	Attachments
Are any Supplemental Forms attached?
Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)		No
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)		No
Date of disclosure:	13 August 2019
Contact name:	Simon Smith
Telephone number:	020 8846 2700

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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