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Public opening position disclosure by a party to an offer
Anglo American plc (the “Company”)
Registered office: 20 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AN
Registered number: 3564138 (incorporated in England and Wales)
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300S9XF92D1X8ME43
ISIN: GBOOB1XZS820
JSE Share Code: AGL
NSX Share Code: ANM
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: Anglo American Projects (UK) Limited (an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo
American plc) (“Anglo American”)
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short N/A
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 to whose Sirius Minerals Plc (“Sirius”)
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree? Offeror
(e) Date position held: 20 January 2020
The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the N/A
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 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 0.25 pence each
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: Nil 0 Nil 0
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: Nil 0 Nil 0
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and Nil 0 Nil 0
agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL: Nil 0 Nil 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).
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 None
which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights None
concerned and relevant percentages:
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:
Name of persons acting in Number of Sirius shares Percentage of issued
concert share capital (%)
Ian Ashby 1,166,665 0.017
Total 1,166,665 0.017
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: 21 January 2020
Contact name: Clare Davage
Telephone number: +44 207 968 8727
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.
The Company has a primary listing on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange and secondary listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the
Botswana Stock Exchange, the Namibia Stock Exchange and the SIX Swiss
Exchange.
Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
Date: 22-01-2020 09:00:00
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