Stellar Asset Management Ltd - Form 8.3 - Eckoh Plc - Amendment
FORM 8.3
THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE DISCLOSURE MADE ON
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
______________________________________________________________________________ |(a) Full name of discloser: |Stellar Asset Management Limited| |_____________________________________________|________________________________| |(b) Owner or controller of interests and | | |short 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 relevant securities this form relates: |Eckoh Plc | | | | |Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | | |_____________________________________________|________________________________| |(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with | | |an offeror/offeree, state this and specify | | |identity of offeror/offeree: | | |_____________________________________________|________________________________| |(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: | | | | | |For an opening position disclosure, state the|09/10/2024 | |latest practicable date prior to the | | |disclosure | | |_____________________________________________|________________________________| |(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 (if any)
_____________________________________________________________________________ |Class of relevant security: |Ordinary Shares 1p | |_____________________________________________________|_______________________| | |Interests |Short | | | |position| |_____________________________________________________|______________|________| | |Number |% |Number|%| |_____________________________________________________|_________|____|______|_| |(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |4,814,784|1.66| | | |_____________________________________________________|_________|____|______|_| |(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | | |_____________________________________________________|_________|____|______|_| |(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and| | | | | |agreements to purchase/sell: | | | | | |_____________________________________________________|_________|____|______|_| |TOTAL: |4,814,784|1.66|0 |0| |_____________________________________________________|_________|____|______|_|
The additional change of 13,898 shares, since our last disclosure on 07/10/2024, is due to the transfers in and out of discretionary holdings.
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).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
______________________________________________________________________________ |Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:|n/a| |__________________________________________________________________________|___| |Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant |n/a| |percentages: | | |__________________________________________________________________________|___|
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) 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
____________________________________________________________________________ |Class of relevant security|Purchase/sale|Number of securities|Price per unit| |__________________________|_____________|____________________|______________| |Ordinary Shares 0.25p |Buy |4,093 |GBX 42.76 | |__________________________|_____________|____________________|______________| |Ordinary Shares 0.25p |Buy |4 |GBX 42.4999 | |__________________________|_____________|____________________|______________|
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
___________________________________________________________________________ | | |Nature of dealing | | | | | | | | | | |Product |e.g. | | | |Class of relevant|description|opening/closing a |Number of | | |security | |long/short |reference |Price per unit| | |e.g. CFD |position, |securities| | | | |increasing/reducing| | | | | |a long/short | | | | | |position | | | |_________________|___________|___________________|__________|______________|
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
__________________________________________________________________________________ | | |Writing, |Number of | |Type | |Option | |Class of|Product |purchasing,|securities|Exercise| | |money | |relevant|descriptione.g.|selling, |to which |price |e.g. |Expiry|paid/ | |security|call option |varying |option |per unit|American,|date |received| | | |etc. |relates | |European | |per unit| | | | | | |etc. | | | |________|_______________|___________|__________|________|_________|______|________|
(ii) Exercise
______________________________________________________________________________ | |Product | | | | |Class of relevant|description |Exercising/ |Number of |Exercise price| |security | |exercised against|securities|per unit | | |e.g. call option| | | | |_________________|________________|_________________|__________|______________|
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
________________________________________________________________________ | |Nature of dealing | | | |Class of relevant security| |Details|Price per unit (if| | |e.g. subscription,| |applicable) | | |conversion | | | |__________________________|__________________|_______|__________________|
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 person | |making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in | |concert with a party to the offer: | | | |Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.If there| |are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |none | |_____________________________________________________________________________|
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
_____________________________________________________________________________ |Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, | |between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | | | |(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | | | |(ii) 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
______________________________________________________ |Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?|NO| |___________________________________________________|__|
_________________________________ | |11/10/2024 | |Date of disclosure:| | |___________________|_____________| | |Phil Kirwan | |Contact name: | | |___________________|_____________| | |0151 433 1102| |Telephone number*: | | |___________________|_____________|
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .
