TIDMLOOK 
 
 

FORM 8.3

 

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:               Qube Research & Technologies 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   Lookers plc 
to whose relevant securities this form 
relates: 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            05/10/2023 
undertaken: For an opening position 
disclosure, state the latest practicable 
date prior to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c)    N/A 
above, is the 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.

 

(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:                 5p Ordinary Share 
                                            Interests        Short positions 
                                            Number     %     Number        % 
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or 
 controlled:                                0          0     0             0 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:               5,438,157  1.40  0             0 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including 
 options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell:                             0          0     0             0 
 
 TOTAL:                                     5,438,157  1.40  0             0 
 

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:   0 
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  0 
 

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          Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit 
security 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
                              Nature of dealing 
                              e.g. opening/closing 
                              a long/short 
               Product        position, 
Class of       description    increasing/reducing                 Exercise 
relevant       e.g. call      a long/short          Number of     price per 
security       option         position              securities    unit 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             103827        129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             28592         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             31835         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             53165         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             370963        129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             122305        129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             74217         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             45312         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             319148        129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             129037        129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             45312         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             16            129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             13            129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             69089         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             6533          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             24605         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             23389         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             2596          129.7 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             2596          129.7 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             4115          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             4170          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             5066          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             4960          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             4127          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             2714          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             3277          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             3072          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             3344          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             5977          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             4727          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             3257          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             1164          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             4014          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             3258          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             6802          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             3804          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             10464         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             7630          129.7 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             2784          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             8403          129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             11187         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             17211         129.8 
10p Ordinary                  increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             17211         129.8 
 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(ii) Exercise

 
                Product 
Class of        description     Exercising/ 
relevant        e.g. call       exercised       Number of       Exercise price 
security        option          against         securities      per unit 
 
0               0               0               0                0 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
                        Nature of dealing 
Class of relevant       e.g. subscription,              Price per unit (if 
security                conversion             Details  applicable) 
 
0                        0                     0        0 
 

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 
 
 
Date of disclosure:   06/10/2023 
Contact name:         Stuart Brown 
Telephone number:     00442070722969 
 

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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    SOURCE: Qube Research & Technologies LTD 
Copyright Business Wire 2023 
 

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