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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
- KEY INFORMATION
| Name of person dealing (Note 1) | HSBC Bank Plc |
| Company dealt in | Minco Plc |
| Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | Ordinary Shares |
| Date of dealing | 26th July 2017 |
- INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
- Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
| Long | Short | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
| (1) Relevant securities | 4,903,000 1.025% | |||||
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | 4,903,000 1.025% | |||||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | ||||||
| Total | 4,903,000 1.025% | 4,903,000 1.025% | ||||
- Interests andshortpositionsinrelevantsecuritiesofthe company, otherthanthe 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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- DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases andsales
| Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
| Purchase | 100,000 | 2.525 p |
| Purchase | 100,000 | 2.550 p |
| Purchase | 100,000 | 2.550 p |
| Sale | 100,000 | 2.525 p |
| Sale | 100,000 | 2.550 p |
| Sale | 100,000 | 2.550 p |
(b) Derivatives transactions(otherthanoptionstransactions)
| Product name, e.g. CFD | Nature of transaction (Note 6) | Number of relevant securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) |
(c) Options transactionsinrespectofexistingrelevantsecurities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasingorvarying
| 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 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 detailsofanyagreement,arrangementorunderstandingbetweenthepersondisclosing andanyotherpersonrelatingtothevotingrightsofanyrelevantsecuritiesunderanyoption referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevantsecuritiestowhichanyderivativereferredtoonthisformisreferenced.Ifnone,
this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
| Date of disclosure | 27th July 2017 |
| Contact name | Satabdi Dasgupta |
| Telephone number | +44 20 7088 2000 |
| If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected | NA |
| If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) | NA |