Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) 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 08-Oct-2021 / 13:14 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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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: Paul Zwillenberg (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): N/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 relevant securities this form relates: Daily Mail and General Trust plc ("DMGT") Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree (d) Status of person making the disclosure: Person acting in concert with the offeror e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert with the offeror/offeree (Rothermere Continuation Limited) (specify name of offeror/offeree) (e) Date dealing undertaken: 7 October 2021 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? N/A 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.
(a) 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: DMGT 12.5p (non-voting) A ordinary Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 506,478 0.24 Nil Nil (2) Cash-settled derivatives: Nil Nil Nil Nil (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: Nil Nil Nil Nil 506,478 0.24 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).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right DMGT 12.5p (non-voting) A Ordinary exists: DMGT DMGT DMGT Long Term DMGT DMGT Plan name Deferred Deferred Executive Incentive Executive Executive Bonus Plan Bonus Plan Plan 2017* Director Director LTIP LTIP Award date 06.12.2018 10.12.2019 26.06.2019 31.03.2021 31.03.2021 Vesting date 06.12.2020 10.12.2021 01.12.2021 30.09.2029 30.09.2030 Option price Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Unvested options / Nil 37,897 611,287 766,540 707,815 awards Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant Vested options 52,685 Nil Nil Nil Nil percentages: / awards Total options 707,815 / awards 55,204** 37,897 640,522** 766,540 outstanding
*Award subject to performance conditions and a maximum number of shares
included in the table above.
**The total number of options was adjusted pursuant to DMGT's sale of its stake
in Euromoney.
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.
(a) Purchases and sales
(i) Party to an offer or person acting in concert (except for a principal trader in the same group as a connected adviser)
Purchase/sale Class of relevant security Number of securities Price per unit N/A N/A N/A N/A
(ii) Principal trader where the sole reason for the connection is that the principal trader is in the same group as a connected adviser
Purchases/ Class of relevant sales Total number of Highest price per unit paid/ Lowest price per unit paid/ security securities received received N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Product Nature of dealing Class of relevant description Number of reference Price per security e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/ securities unit e.g. CFD reducing a long/short position N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Type Class of Product Writing, Number of securities Exercise Option money relevant description e.g. purchasing, to which option price per e.g. Expiry paid/ received security call option selling, varying relates unit American, date per unit etc. European etc. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised security against Number of securities Exercise price per unit e.g. call option N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of Nature of dealing Price per unit relevant Details (if applicable) security e.g. subscription, conversion DMGT 12.5p Monthly purchase of shares by Equiniti Limited, Purchase of 14 A Ordinary shares (non-voting) A the administrators of the DMGT 2010 Share under the DMGT 2010 Share Incentive GBP10.66 Ordinary Incentive Plan Plan
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 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.
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