Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - AngloGold Ashanti plc
20th Nov 2024 11:57
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC |
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 19 November 2024 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | YES - disclosed previously for CENTAMIN PLC |
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
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(b), 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 following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:
| USD 1 ordinary | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 857,627 | 0.20 | 518,427 | 0.12 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 248,604 | 0.05 | 537,568 | 0.12 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
TOTAL: | 1,106,231 | 0.26 | 1,055,995 | 0.25 |
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).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
USD 1 ordinary | Purchases | 142,194 | 25.3300 USD | 24.5800 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | Sales | 183,975 | 25.3000 USD | 24.5830 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,365 | 24.8714 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,006 | 24.9109 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 182 | 24.9384 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 52,888 | 24.9817 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 36 | 24.9969 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 5,176 | 25.0160 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,908 | 25.0160 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 10,293 | 25.0160 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 4,068 | 25.0256 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 6,637 | 25.0256 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 242 | 25.0283 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 396 | 25.0283 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,080 | 25.0284 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 40,000 | 25.0667 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 40,000 | 25.0667 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 6,268 | 25.0845 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,214 | 25.1667 USD |
USD 1 ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 183 | 25.3050 USD |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising / exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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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 exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
NONE
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure 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
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 20 November 2024 |
| Contact name: | Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
| Telephone number: | +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.