TIDMSMS 
 
 

FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

 

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

 

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
(a) Full name of discloser:               Qube Research & Technologies Limited 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and 
short positions disclosed, if different 
from 1(a): The naming of nominee or 
vehicle companies is insufficient. For a 
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and 
beneficiaries must be named. 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation   Smart Metering Systems PLC 
to whose relevant securities this form 
relates: Use a separate form for each 
offeror/offeree 
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected 
with an offeror/offeree, state this and 
specify identity of offeror/offeree: 
(e) Date position held/dealing            19/01/2024 
undertaken: For an opening position 
disclosure, state the latest practicable 
date prior to the disclosure 
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c)    N/A 
above, is the discloser making 
disclosures in respect of any other 
party to the offer? If it is a cash 
offer or possible cash offer, state 
"N/A" 
 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON 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 following the dealing (if any)

 
Class of relevant security:                 1p Ordinary Share 
                                            Interests        Short positions 
                                            Number     %     Number        % 
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or 
 controlled:                                0          0     0             0 
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:               1,673,491  1.25  0             0 
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including 
 options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell:                             0          0     0             0 
 
 TOTAL:                                     1,673,491  1.25  0             0 
 

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:   0 
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  0 
 

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), 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          Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit 
security 
 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 
                              Nature of dealing 
                              e.g. opening/closing 
                              a long/short 
               Product        position, 
Class of       description    increasing/reducing                 Exercise 
relevant       e.g. call      a long/short          Number of     price per 
security       option         position              securities    unit 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             271           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             345           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             676           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             353           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             118           950 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             70            949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             331           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             321           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             4715          949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             23            949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             367           950 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             538           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             631           950 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             1143          950 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             348           949.5 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             335           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             507           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             220           950 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             811           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             17            950 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             335           949.5 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             13            949.5 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             1228          949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             52            949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             333           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             315           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             13            949.5 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             21            949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             337           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             15            950 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             844           950 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             184           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             767           950 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             325           949 
1p Ordinary                   increasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             150           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             635           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             77            950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             274           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             184           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             345           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             70            949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             605           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             269           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             3             949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             108           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             374           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             325           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             356           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             329           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             353           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             339           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             325           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             332           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             571           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             328           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             677           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             30            949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             330           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             21            949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             372           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             545           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             315           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             2030          950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             220           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             2065          950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             381           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             306           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             430           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             72            950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             182           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             331           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             1             950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             333           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             221           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             312           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             427           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             333           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             622           949.5 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             43            950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             362           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             321           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             179           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             348           949.5 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             306           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             330           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             1034          950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             150           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             356           949.5 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             427           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             357           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             339           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             1011          950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             90            949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             337           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             358           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             52            949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             921           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             358           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             387           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             100           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             327           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             443           950 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             371           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             504           949 
1p Ordinary                   decreasing a long 
 Share         Equity swap     position             315           949 
 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of  Product      Writing,     Number of   Exercise  Type e.g.  Expiry  Option 
relevant  description  purchasing,  securities  price     American,  date    money 
security  e.g. call    selling,     to which    per       European           paid/ 
          option       varying      option      unit      etc.               received 
                       etc.         relates                                  per 
                                                                             unit 
 

(ii) Exercise

 
                Product 
Class of        description     Exercising/ 
relevant        e.g. call       exercised       Number of       Exercise price 
security        option          against         securities      per unit 
 
0               0               0               0                0 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
                        Nature of dealing 
Class of relevant       e.g. subscription,              Price per unit (if 
security                conversion             Details  applicable) 
 
0                        0                     0        0 
 

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 person 
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 
 

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, 
between the person 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 
 

(c) Attachments

 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  NO 
 
 
Date of disclosure:   22/01/2024 
Contact name:         Stuart Brown 
Telephone number:     00442070722969 
 

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.

 

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Qube Research & Technologies LTD

 
    SOURCE: Qube Research & Technologies LTD 
Copyright Business Wire 2024 
 

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