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FORM 8.3
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
1. KEY INFORMATION
+--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ |Name of person dealing (Note 1) |OZ Management LP | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ |Company dealt in |Covidien Plc | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ |Class of relevant security to which the dealings being |$0.20 ordinary shares| |disclosed relate (Note 2) | | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+ |Date of dealing |15 December 2014 | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+
b. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
c. Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) +---------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+ | | Long |Short | +---------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+ | |Number (%) |Number (%) | +---------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |(1) Relevant securities |6,279,563 1.384%|127,257 0.028%| +---------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |(2) Derivatives (other than options) | | | +---------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |(3) Options and agreements to |153,900 |175,500 0.039%| |purchase/sell | 0.034% | | | | | | +---------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+ |Total |6,433,463 1.418%|302,757 0.067%| +---------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------+
a. Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) +-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ |Class of relevant security: | Long |Short | +-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | |Number (%)|Number (%)| +-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ |(1) Relevant securities | | | +-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | | | | |(2) Derivatives (other than options) | | | +-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ | | | | |(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell| | | +-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+ |Total | | | +-------------------------------------------+------------+------------+
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a. DEALINGS (Note 4)
b. Purchases and sales
+---------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------+ | | | | | Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit (Note 5) | +---------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------+ | Sale | 800 | USD 100.39 | | Purchase | 125,917 | USD 101.21 | | Purchase | 2,070 | USD 101.23 | | | | | +---------------+-------------------------------+-------------------------+
a. Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
+-------------+---------------------+---------------------------+--------------+ |Product name,|Nature of transaction|Number of relevant |Price per unit| |e.g. CFD |(Note 6) |securities |(Note 5) | | | |(Note 7) | | +-------------+---------------------+---------------------------+--------------+ | | | | | +-------------+---------------------+---------------------------+--------------+
a. Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
i. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
+---------+------------+-----------+---------+----------+-------+--------------+ |Product |Writing, |Number of |Exercise |Type, e.g.|Expiry |Option money | |name, |selling, |securities |price |American, |date |paid/received | |e.g. call|purchasing, |to which | |European | |per unit (Note| |option |varying etc.|the option | |etc. | |5) | | | |relates | | | | | | | |(Note 7) | | | | | +---------+------------+-----------+---------+----------+-------+--------------+ | | | | | | | | +---------+------------+-----------+---------+----------+-------+--------------+
(ii) Exercising
+------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------+ | Product name, | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) | | e.g. call option | | | +------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------+ | | | | +------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------+
a. Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)
+-----------------------+---------+--------------------------+ | Nature of transaction | Details | Price per unit | | (Note 8) | | (if applicable) (Note 5) | +-----------------------+---------+--------------------------+ | | | | +-----------------------+---------+--------------------------+
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2. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
NONE
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ |Date of disclosure |16 December 2014| +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ |Contact name |Janine Frederick| +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ |Telephone number |0207 758 4420 | +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ |If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which | | |connected | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ |If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1 AND RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1(a) & (b)(i), Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Product name,|Written, or |Number of |Exercise |Type, e.g. |Expiry date| |e.g. call |purchased |relevant |price (Note|American, | | |option | |securities to|2) |European | | | | |which the | |etc. | | | | |option or | | | | | | |derivative | | | | | | |relates | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased | 400 |USD 60 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased | 6,600 |USD 62.5 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased |10,300 |USD 65 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased |12,600 |USD 65 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased | 6,900 |USD 67.5 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased |15,000 |USD 67.5 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased |16,300 |USD 70 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased |22,200 |USD 70 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased |24,000 |USD 72.5 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased |21,900 |USD 75 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased |12,400 |USD 80 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased | 300 |USD 85 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Purchased | 3,500 |USD 90 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Written | 500 |USD 62.5 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Written | 1,000 |USD 67.5 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Written | 2,000 |USD 75 |American |17/01/2015 | | | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Written | 6,200 |USD 80 |American |17/01/2015 | | | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Call option |Written | 4,900 |USD 85 |American |17/01/2015 | | | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 3,500 |USD 35 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 1,900 |USD 35 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased |14,600 |USD 40 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 300 |USD 40 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased |28,000 |USD 45 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased |12,600 |USD 45 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased |26,400 |USD 50 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased |11,800 |USD 50 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 2,500 |USD 52.5 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased |15,300 |USD 55 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 2,700 |USD 55 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 8,100 |USD 57.5 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 4,700 |USD 57.5 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 7,400 |USD 60 |American |17/01/2015 | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased |14,100 |USD 60 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 3,300 |USD 62.5 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+ |Put option |Purchased | 5,200 |USD 65 |American |17/01/2015 | |(contract | | | | | | |size varies) | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+------------+-----------+
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell must also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.
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Source: OZ Management LP via GlobeNewswire [HUG#1880657]
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