TIDMASW 
 
 

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) Identity of the person         HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED (for 
whose positions/dealings           Discretionary Clients) 
are being  disclosed: 
(b) Owner or controller            N/A 
of interests and short 
positions  disclosed, if 
different from 1(a): 
The naming of nominee or vehicle 
companies is insufficient 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree        ADVANCED COMPUTER SOFTWARE GROUP PLC 
in relation to whose 
relevant  securities 
this form relates: 
Use a separate form for 
each offeror/offeree 
(d) If an exempt fund              N/A 
manager connected 
with an offeror/offeree, 
state this and specify identity 
of offeror/offeree: 
(e) Date position held/dealing     19 DECEMBER 2014 
undertaken: 
(f) Has the discloser previously   N/A 
disclosed, 
or are they today  disclosing, 
under the Code in respect of any 
other party to this  offer? 
 
 

2.POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

(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:     Ordinary 10p 
                                Interests           Short positions 
                                Number      %       Number  % 
(1) Relevant securities owned   22,223,590  4.6357 
and/or controlled: 
(2) Derivatives (other 
than options): 
(3) Options and agreements 
to purchase/DEALING: 
TOTAL:                          22,223,590  4.6357 
 
 

The voting rights for 506,327 of the above shares are not controlled by Hargreave Hale Ltd.

 

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).

 

(b)Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

 
Class of relevant security in relation 
to which subscription  right exists: 
Details, including nature of the rights 
concerned and relevant  percentages: 
 
 

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.

 

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

 

(a)Purchases and sales

 
Class of relevant   Purchase/DEALING  Number of securities  Price per unit 
security 
ORDINARY            SALE           19,000                138p 
ORDINARY            SALE           1,200                 138.25p 
 
 

(b)Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
Class of relevant  Product     Nature of           Number of reference Price per unit 
security           description dealing             securities 
                   e.g. CFD    e.g. 
                               opening/closing 
                               a long/short 
                               position, 
                               increasing/reducing 
                               a long/short 
                               position 
NONE 
 
 

(c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities

 

(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Class of  Product         Writing,     Number        Exercise price Type           Expiry date Option money 
relevant  descriptione.g. purchasing,  of securities per unit       e.g. American,             paid/ 
security  call            selling,     to                           European etc.              received 
          option          varying etc. which option                                            per unit 
                                       relates 
NONE 
 
 

(ii)Exercising

 
Class of relevant  Product description Number of securities Exercise price 
security           e.g. call option                         per unit 
NONE 
 
 

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

 
Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing  Details Price per unit (if 
                            e.g. subscription,         applicable) 
                            conversion 
NONE 
 
 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

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.

 

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: 
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 DECEMBER 2014 
Contact Name:         David Clueit 
Telephone Number:     01253 754739 
 
 

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.

 
 
 
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