ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT
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: Harris Associates L.P.
(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 ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC
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 undertaken: 27 March 2017
For an opening position disclosure, state the
latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the NO
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
(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: Common Stock (GB0000031285)
Interests Short Positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or 28,172,000 2.14 %
controlled:
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives
(including options) and
agreements to purchase/sell:
Total 28,172,000 2.14 %
(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:
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
Common Stock (GB0000031285) Sale 200 2.5998 GBP
Common Stock (GB0000031285) Sale 125,000 2.6030 GBP
Common Stock (GB0000031285) Sale 184,800 2.6000 GBP
Common Stock (GB0000031285) Sale 1,362,500 2.6029 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant Product description Nature of dealing e.g. Number of Price per unit
security e.g. CFD opening/closing a long/short reference
position, increasing/ securities
reducing a long/short
position
(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 money
relevant description purchasing, securities to price per American, date paid/
security e.g. call selling, which option unit European received per
option varying etc. relates etc. unit
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant Product description e.g. Exercising/ Number of securities Exercise price per
security call option exercised unit
against
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. Details Price per unit (if
subscription, conversion applicable)
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 28 March 2017
Contact name Sarah E. Grimm
Telephone number 312-646-3528
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.
Aberdeen Asset Management : Harris Associates LP - Form 8.3 - Aberdeen Asset Management Plc
March 28, 2017 at 09:10 am EDT
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