OSI Osirium Technologies Plc

TIDMOSI

RNS Number : 7677L

Joanne Skerry

07 September 2023

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:                     Joanne Skerry 
      (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                  Osirium Technologies 
       relation to whose relevant securities           plc 
       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                  06/09/2023 
       undertaken:                                     (in addition, Joanne 
       For an opening position disclosure,             Skerry, has dealt on 
       state the latest practicable date               previous dates during 
       prior to the disclosure                         the offer period as attached 
                                                       at the end of this form) 
                                                     ------------------------------ 
      (f) In addition to the company                  N/A 
       in 1(c) 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:                       1p Ordinary 
                                          Interests        Short positions 
                                      -----------------  ------------------ 
                                        Number      %        Number      % 
                                      ----------         -------------  --- 
      (1) Relevant securities 
       owned and/or controlled:        1,442,177   1.17 
                                      ----------  -----  -------------  --- 
      (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 
                                      ----------  -----  -------------  --- 
      (3) Stock-settled 
       derivatives (including 
       options) and agreements 
       to purchase/sell: 
                                      ----------  -----  -------------  --- 
 
   TOTAL:                              1,442,177   1.17 
                                      ----------  -----  -------------  --- 
 

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: 
 Details, including nature 
  of the rights concerned and 
  relevant 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    Purchase/sale    Number of securities   Price per unit 
      security                                                      GBX 
 1p Ordinary          Sale                          467,072            2.141 
                     ---------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
      Class of          Product         Nature of dealing         Number       Price per 
  relevant security    description     e.g. opening/closing     of reference      unit 
                        e.g. CFD      a long/short position,     securities 
                                       increasing/reducing 
                                      a long/short position 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
    Class         Product        Writing,         Number       Exercise       Type      Expiry    Option 
  of relevant    description    purchasing,    of securities     price        e.g.       date      money 
   security       e.g. call      selling,        to which       per unit    American,              paid/ 
                   option         varying         option                    European              received 
                                   etc.           relates                     etc.                per unit 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
      Class of        Product description   Exercising/    Number of     Exercise 
  relevant security        e.g. call         exercised     securities    price per 
                             option           against                      unit 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details         Price per 
      security        e.g. subscription,              unit (if 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 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:   7th September 2023 
 Contact name:         Joanne Skerry 
                      ------------------- 
 Telephone number*: 
                      ------------------- 
 

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.

*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 .

Additional Dealing

 
   Date of           Class of         Purchase/sale        Number       Price per 
    Dealing      relevant security                      of securities    unit GBX 
 05/09/2023     1p Ordinary           Sale             234,017          2.1366 
 
  05/09/2023     1p Ordinary           Sale             473,642          2.1113 
 
  05/09/2023     1p Ordinary           Sale             234,742          2.13 
               --------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------- 
 04/09/2023     1p Ordinary           Sale                    473,239      2.1131 
               --------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------- 
 01/09/2023     1p Ordinary           Sale                    467,268      2.1401 
               --------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------- 
 30/08/2023      1p Ordinary           Sale            462,942          2.1601 
  30/08/2023                                            188,147          2.126 
                                                      ---------------  ---------- 
 

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