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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings Glazer Capital LLC
are being disclosed:
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short NA
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose Aegis Group Plc
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an NA
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: November 9, 2012
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are NO
they today disclosing, under the Code in respect
of any other party to this offer?
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(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: 2.5 % convertible bonds due April 2015
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:
(2) Derivatives (other than 8,900,000 4.67%
options):
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 8,900,000 4.67%
Class of relevant security: 5.5p ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:
(2) Derivatives (other than 4,110,433 0.35 %
options):
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 4,110,433 0.35 %
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive
options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description e.g. opening/closing a reference unit
security e.g. CFD long/short position, securities
increasing/reducing a
long/short position
5.5p ordinary CFD Increase short position 500,000 2.34 GBP
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type e.g. Expiry Option
relevant description purchasing, securities price per American, date money
security e.g. call selling, to which unit European paid/
option varying etc. option etc. received
relates per unit
(ii) Exercising
Class of relevant Product description Number of Exercise price
security e.g. call option securities per unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit
security e.g. subscription, (if applicable)
conversion
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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.
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:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
NA
(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"
NA
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: November 12, 2012
Contact name: David Barlow
Telephone number: 212-808-7308
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and
must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure
requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.