TIDMBOTB TIDMBOTB
RNS Number : 0894E
Best of the Best PLC
27 June 2023
FORM 8 (OPD)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER
Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: Best of the Best plc
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): N/A
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s),
settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Best of the Best plc
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree? OFFEREE
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(e) Date position held: 27 June 2023
The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
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(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect N/A
of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates
Class of relevant security:
Interests Short positions
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Number % Number %
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: Nil Nil
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives: Nil Nil
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: Nil Nil
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Nil Nil
TOTAL:
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions
(including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell
relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions).
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or
financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: None
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: None
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3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and
other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making
the disclosure:
Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each in the capital of the Company
Interests in Best of the Best plc's ordinary shares of 5p each
held by the directors of Best of the Best plc, and those acting in
concert:
Director Number of Ordinary Shares % of issued share capital
William Hindmarch* 992,224 11.85%
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Rupert Garton 280,571 3.35%
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Michael Hindmarch** 256,130 3.06%
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Ben Hughes*** 40,000 0.47%
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Daniel Burns 12,466 0.14%
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David Firth 4,115 0.04%
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*of which 488,831 Ordinary Shares are held by his wife, Philippa
Hindmarch.
**the father of William Hindmarch, and ex-Chairman of the
Company.
***of which 16,959 Ordinary Shares are held by his wife, Sofie
Hughes.
Rights to subscribe for Interests in Best of the Best plc's
ordinary shares of 5p each held by the directors of Best of the
Best plc, and those acting in concert:
Director Type Number Exercise Exercise Expiry
of Options price date date
Ben Hughes EMI 9,352 GBP2.25 19/12/2020 18/12/2027
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Ben Hughes EMI 41,500 GBP3.85 28/02/2023 27/02/2030
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Ben Hughes Unapproved 28,500 GBP3.85 28/02/2023 27/02/2030
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Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions
(including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell
relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions).
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or
financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).
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 party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting
in concert with it:
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 party
to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, 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
Are any Supplemental Forms attached?
Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) NO
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL) NO
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Date of disclosure: 27 June 2023
Contact name: Rupert Garton
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Telephone number: +44 (0)20 7371 8866
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Regulatory Information Service.
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consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on
+44 (0)20 7638 0129.
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