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9 May 2024
Mattioli Woods PLC (the "Company")
Rule
2.9 Announcement
In
accordance with Rule 2.9(c) of the City Code on Takeovers and
Mergers (the "Takeover Code"), the Company confirms that, as at the date
and time of this announcement, it had in issue 52,010,621 ordinary
shares of £0.01 (one penny) each with ISIN number
GB00B0MT3Y97.
The Company
holds no shares in treasury.
The total
number of shares attracting voting rights in the Company is
therefore 52,010,621. The above figure may be used by shareholders
to determine the percentage of issued share capital they hold in
the Company and if they are required to notify their interest in,
or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries:
Mattioli Woods plc
Ravi
Tara, Chief Financial
Officer
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+44
(0) 116 240 8700
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Disclosure requirements of the
Code
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Takeover Code,
any person who is interested in 1 per cent. or more of any class of
relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in
respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is
likely to be, solely in cash) must make an Opening Position
Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if
later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange
offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must
contain details of the person's interests and short positions in,
and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i)
the offeree company; and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s).
An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a)
applies must be made by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on
the 10th business day following the commencement of the
offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 p.m.
(London time) on the 10th business day following the
announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first
identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of
the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to
the deadline for making an Opening Position Disclosure must instead
make a Dealing Disclosure.
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Takeover Code,
any person who is, or becomes, interested in 1 per cent. or more of
any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any
securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the
person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or
of any securities exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must
contain details of the dealing concerned and of the person's
interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any
relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company; and (ii)
any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these
details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing
Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by
no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the business day following
the date of the relevant dealing.
If two or more persons act together
pursuant to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or
informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities
of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will
be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule
8.3.
Opening Position Disclosures must also be
made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing
Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company, by any
offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).
Details of the offeree and offeror
companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position
Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in
the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of
relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced and
when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the
Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are
in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening
Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure.