03 August 2010

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) Identity of the party to the offer making the disclosure:

THE CLAPHAM HOUSE GROUP PLC

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient

N/A

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each party to the offer

THE CLAPHAM HOUSE GROUP PLC

(d) Is the party to the offer making the disclosure the offeror or the offeree?

OFFEREE

(e) Date position held:

29 JULY 2010

(f)  Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?

NO

 

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

(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

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:





(2) Derivatives (other than options):





(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:





 

     TOTAL:

 

NIL


 

NIL


 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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:

NIL

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

NIL

 

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.

 

(c)        Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent

 

Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters of intent procured by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of the Code):

 

NONE

 

 

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 of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

 

The Directors of The Clapham House Group PLC (the "Company") have the following interests and rights to subscribe in ordinary shares of £0.10 each in the share capital of the Company:

 

Interests:


 

Director

Ordinary shares 

of 10p each 

 




 

DM Page

1,192,491 

2.9% 

 

PA Campbell

340,186 

0.8% 

 

NCW Wong

44,800 

0.1% 

 

D Sykes

21,000 

0.1% 

 

NJ Donaldson

160,480 

0.4% 

 

T Woodcock

40,916 

0.1% 

 

Total

1,799,873 

4.4% 

 

 

Rights to subscribe:

 

The interests of the Directors under the Company's share based incentive schemes were as follows:

 


Options 

outstanding

 

Exercise

Price 

£ 

Exercisable 

Date

Expiry 

Date 

EMI










DM Page

100,000 

1.000 

7/11/2006 

7/11/2013 

PA Campbell

100,000 

1.000 

7/11/2006 

7/11/2013 

NCW Wong

60,000 

1.445 

8/06/2007 

8/06/2014 

D Sykes

71,174 

1.405 

30/06/2008 

30/06/2015 

NJ Donaldson

T Woodcock


             

             

             

             






Unapproved










DM Page

294,000 

1.445 

8/06/2007 

8/06/2014 


700,000 

1.880 

31/03/2009 

31/03/2016 






PA Campbell

119,000 

1.445 

8/06/2007 

8/06/2014 


700,000 

1.880 

31/03/2009 

31/03/2016 






NCW Wong

20,000 

1.365 

24/09/2007 

24/09/2014 


40,000 

1.375 

20/09/2008 

20/09/2015 


150,000 

1.880 

31/03/2009 

31/03/2016 


20,000 

2.135 

29/09/2009 

29/09/2016 


25,000 

3.000 

30/03/2010 

30/03/2017 






D Sykes

71,174 

1.405 

30/06/2008 

30/06/2015 


140,000 

1.880 

31/03/2009 

31/03/2016 


15,000 

2.135 

29/09/2009 

29/09/2016 


25,000 

3.000 

30/03/2010 

30/03/2017 






NJ Donaldson

21,645 

1.155 

23/01/2007 

23/01/2014 


8,500 

1.445 

8/06/2007 

8/06/2014 


20,000 

1.880 

31/03/2009 

31/03/2016 






T Woodcock

220,000 

2.100 

06/06/2009 

06/06/2016 


             

             

             

             

 

The interests of the Directors under the Company's 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") were as follows:

 


LTIP units 

outstanding 

Exercise

Price 

£ 

Exercisable 

Date 

Expiry 

Date 

DM Page

259,890 

0.10 

9/2011 

9/2018 


343,358 

0.10 

10/2012 

10/2019 






PA Campbell

289,282 

0.10 

9/2011 

9/2018 


382,190 

0.10 

10/2012 

10/2019 






NCW Wong

66,674 

0.10 

12/2010 

12/2017 


155,934 

0.10 

9/2011 

9/2018 


206,015 

0.10 

10/2012 

10/2019 






D Sykes

66,674 

0.10 

12/2010 

12/2017 


204,199 

0.10 

9/2011 

9/2018 


269,781 

0.10 

10/2012 

10/2019 






NJ Donaldson






T Woodcock


             

             

             

             






 

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 3 for each additional class of relevant security.

 

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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:

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

 

 

Date of disclosure:

3 August 2010

Contact name:

Nicholas Wong

Telephone number:

0845 450 6089

 

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.