Rule 8 - Big Food Group PLC
14 Gennaio 2005 - 12:13PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:3849H
Bear Stearns Intl. Trading Ltd
14 January 2005
FORM 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. Use
separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.
Date of disclosure, 14 January 2005
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing, 13 January 2005
Dealing in, Big Food Group Plc
(1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary Shares
(2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit
500000 GBP 0.9419
In addition, Bear Stearns International Trading Limited has undertaken certain
CFD and Swap transactions (See below).
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class) 9,316,525 (2.71%)
(4) Party making disclosure Bear Stearns International Trading Limited.
(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)
Bear Stearns International Trading Limited ...
OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of
fund management organisation
(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO
(ii) offeree company NO
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
If category (8), explain................................................
(b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or
more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above.....................
(Also print name of signatory) James Step
Telephone and extension number 020 7516 5310
______________________________________
Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on instructions of
a controller.
Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.
Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.
Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company
or with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to
relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required
by Note 6 on Rule 8.
Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant
information can be given.
Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should
be disclosed.
Note 7. The resultant total percentage holding of the class of relevant security
is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issue outside
treasury.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:
020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk
Bear Stearns International Trading Limited is the beneficial owner of 9,316,525
Big Food Group Plc ordinary shares. 4,134,441 of these shares are held to hedge
Contract for Differences ("CFD") or Equity Swap positions for clients.
A long CFD is a product where the client to whom the product is sold is taking a
long economic interest in the underlying share price such that the client can
realize a gain if the price of the underlying securities rises above the
reference price.
An Equity Swap is a product where an agreement between two counterparties sees
one party receive the return on an asset from the other party and makes a
payment to the other party based on a fixed or floating rate of interest. The
return can be either the price return or the total return (I.E. Including
dividends).
The control of voting rights in relation to the underlying shares used to hedge
the stock are wholly owned by Bear Stearns International Trading Limited.
The CFD contracts are open-ended and there is no rollover into new contracts.
Open Contracts For Difference/Equity Swaps
Product Name Type Date Executed Maturity Date BSIT Buy/Sell Underlying Number of Reference Price CCY
Shares
Big Food CFD 29/10/2004 1/6/2005 Sell -4500 0.94 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 22/11/2004 1/6/2005 Sell -16842 0.94 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 23/11/2004 1/6/2005 Sell -997 0.94 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 2/12/2004 1/6/2005 Buy 13470 0.94 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 15/12/2004 1/6/2005 Buy 4500 0.9375 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 15/12/2004 1/6/2005 Buy 6900 0.9375 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 4/1/2005 1/6/2005 Buy 47400 0.94 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 4/1/2005 1/6/2005 Buy 63300 0.94 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 5/1/2005 1/6/2005 Sell -1530 0.933962 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 10/1/2005 1/6/2005 Buy 566670 0.9425 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 10/1/2005 1/6/2005 Buy 766670 0.9425 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 11/1/2005 1/6/2005 Buy 481800 0.94167 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 11/1/2005 1/6/2005 Buy 651900 0.94167 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 12/1/2005 1/6/2005 Buy 1333400 0.9415 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 13/1/2005 1/6/2005 Buy 127800 0.942 GBP
Group Plc
Big Food CFD 13/1/2005 1/6/2005 Buy 94500 0.942 GBP
Group Plc
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