Eve Sleep plc: PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER
Eve Sleep plc (EVE)
Eve Sleep plc: PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER
07-Jun-2022 / 13:49 GMT/BST
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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) Full name of discloser:
Eve sleep 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. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
Eve sleep plc
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?
OFFEREE
(e) Date position held:
The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
6 June 2022
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) 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”
N/A
2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER 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
Class of relevant security:
Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each
Interests
Short positions
Number
%
Number
%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
NIL
-
NIL
-
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
NIL
-
NIL
-
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
NIL
-
NIL
-
TOTAL:
NIL
-
NIL
-
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).
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:
N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
N/A
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 (including directors’ and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:
Eve sleep plc Directors
The following directors of eve sleep plc and their connected persons have the interests in eve sleep plc set out below:
Director
Position
Number of ordinary shares
Percentage holding of eve sleeps plc’s issued share capital
Cheryl Calverley
CEO
368,004
0.1339%
Tim Parfitt
CFO
1,027,048
0.3738%
Mike Lloyd
Non-Executive Chairman
2,300,000
0.8371%
James Sturrock
Non-Executive
2,697,194
0.9817%
Thomas Enraght-Moony
Non-Executive
0
0.0000%
Masood Choudhry
Non-Executive
100,000
0.0363%
The following directors of eve sleep plc have rights to the scheme interests set out below:
Director
Position
No. of options (as at 31 Dec 2021)
Date of Grant
Exercise Price
Cheryl Calverley
CEO
262,500
1 April 2019
0.1p
300,000
17 February 2020
0.1p
1,500,000
1 June 2020
0.1p
2,250,000
1 June 2020
0.1p
400,000
28 June 2021
0.1p
Tim Parfitt
CFO
2,000,000
17 December 2019
0.1p
200,000
28 June 2021
0.1p
James Sturrock
Non-Executive
916,667
29 March 2019
0.1p
916,667
17 December 2019
0.1p
Thomas Enraght-Moony
Non-Executive
180,000
1 April 2019
0.1p
The following interests are held by persons deemed to be acting in concert with eve sleep plc: None
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).
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:
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 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:
7 June 2022
Contact name:
Tim Parfitt
Telephone number:
+44 (0) 7900 194 814
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.
ISIN: GB00BYWMFT51 Category Code: MSCM TIDM: EVE LEI Code: 2138007BAC29AUXWQE6 Sequence No.: 166762 EQS News ID: 1370257
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