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Octopus Investments Ltd : Form 8.3 - [Fyffes plc]

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)  OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Company dealt in  Fyffes plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)  Ordinary
Date of dealing  09/01/2017
  1. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS  
  2. Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
  Long Short
  Number   (%) Number   (%)
(1) Relevant securities  0 - 0%  
(2) Derivatives (other than options)    
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell    
Total  0 - 0%  
  1. 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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  1. DEALINGS (Note 4)  
  2. Purchases and sales
  Purchase/sale   Number of relevant securities   Price per unit (Note 5)
 SELL  5,993,985    1.93  
  1. Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
Product name, e.g. CFD Nature of transaction (Note 6) Number of relevant securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
       
  1. Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
  1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, e.g. call option Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7) Exercise price Type, e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)
             
  1. Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
     
  1. Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (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.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                            YES/NO

Date of disclosure  10/01/2017
Contact name  JOHN AVERILL
Telephone number  020 3142 4600
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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