Disclosure Forms

Public Opening Position Disclosures and Public Dealing Disclosures should be disclosed via a Regulatory Information Service. Private disclosures should be sent to the Takeover Panel in electronic form.

Market Surveillance Unit

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7638 0129
E-mail: monitoring@thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

The e-mail address listed above is to be used solely for transmitting disclosure forms to the Market Surveillance Unit of the Panel. Enquiries or questions about the Code should continue to be addressed by telephone.

Forms:

Form	Description	Rule(s)
Form 8 (OPD)	Public Opening Position Disclosure by a party to an offer	Rules 8.1 and 8.2
Form 8 (DD)	Public Dealing Disclosure by a party to an offer or person acting in concert (including dealings for the account of discretionary investment clients)	Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4
Form 8.3	Public Opening Position Disclosure/Dealing Disclosure by a person with an interest in relevant securities representing 1% or more	Rule 8.3
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)	Rules 8.5(a), (b) and (c)(i)
Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)	Public Dealing Disclosure by an exempt principal trader with recognised intermediary status dealing in a client-serving capacity	Rule 8.5(c)(ii)
Form 8.6	Private Dealing Disclosure by an exempt fund manager with no interests in securities representing 1% or more in any party	Rule 8.6
Form 8.7	Private disclosure of dealings for the account of non-discretionary investment clients by a party to an offer or person acting in concert	Rule 8.7
Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)	Details of open option and derivative positions, agreements to purchase or sell etc.	Note 5(i) on Rule 8
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)	Details of securities borrowing and lending and financial collateral arrangements by offerors, offeree companies and persons acting in concert	Note 5(l) on Rule 8