Minerva(MNR)

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Rule 8.3- Minerva

RNS Number : 4052Y
D E Shaw & Co LP
04 July 2008
 



FORM 8.3

 

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

 

1.    KEY INFORMATION

 

Name of person dealing (Note 1)

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

Company dealt in

Minerva Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

25p Ordinary

Date of dealing

July 3, 2008

 

2.    INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

 

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 

 

Long

 

Short

 

 

Number 

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities 

 

 

 

 

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

1,912,701

1.19%

0

0.00% 

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 

 

 

 

Total

1,912,701

1.19%

0

0.00% 

 

(b) 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






(c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

 Class of relevant security:

Details

 

 

 

3.    DEALINGS (Note 4)

 

(a)    Purchases and sales

 

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 5)

 

 

 

  

(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name, e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

Swap

Short

7,500

0.68

Swap

Short

5,256

0.70

Swap

Short

4,165

0.73

Swap

Short

3,986

0.71


(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)    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) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)    Exercising

 

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 5) 

 

 

 

 

(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 

Nature of transaction (Note 8)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

 

 

 

 

4.    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.

 

None……………………………………………………………………

 

……………………………………………………………………

  

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

  

Date of disclosure

July 4, 2008

Contact name

Stephen Back (Compliance Department)

Telephone number

+1 212 478-0000

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected

N/A

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

N/A


Notes


The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


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