Form 8.3 - Steris Corporation

LONDON--()--

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:   Millennium International Management LP
(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 to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

  Steris Corporation
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:    
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

  28 August 2015
(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”

  YES

If YES, specify which:

Synergy Health Plc

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:

US8591521005

   

 

  Interests   Short positions
  Number   %   Number   %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:   57,530   0.096   382,174   0.638
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                

TOTAL:

  57,530   0.096   382,174   0.638

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

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 security   Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit (USD)
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.30
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.32
US8591521005   Purchase   102   64.33
US8591521005   Purchase   300   64.37
US8591521005   Purchase   200   64.39
US8591521005   Purchase   6487   64.40
US8591521005   Purchase   104   64.43
US8591521005   Purchase   103   64.44
US8591521005   Purchase   162   64.46
US8591521005   Purchase   252   64.47
US8591521005   Purchase   1150   64.48
US8591521005   Purchase   200   64.49
US8591521005   Purchase   2563   64.50
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.51
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.51
US8591521005   Purchase   110   64.52
US8591521005   Purchase   384   64.53
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.54
US8591521005   Purchase   201   64.55
US8591521005   Purchase   154   64.56
US8591521005   Purchase   200   64.57
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.58
US8591521005   Purchase   203   64.59
US8591521005   Purchase   157   64.60
US8591521005   Purchase   4   64.61
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.62
US8591521005   Purchase   313   64.63
US8591521005   Purchase   1186   64.64
US8591521005   Purchase   4808   64.65
US8591521005   Purchase   500   64.66
US8591521005   Purchase   6   64.67
US8591521005   Purchase   2   64.68
US8591521005   Purchase   1263   64.69
US8591521005   Purchase   200   64.70
US8591521005   Purchase   200   64.71
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.72
US8591521005   Purchase   301   64.73
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.75
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.77
US8591521005   Purchase   16   64.86
US8591521005   Purchase   25000   64.87
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.90
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.92
US8591521005   Purchase   100   64.94
US8591521005   Purchase   55   64.94
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.30
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.31
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.32
US8591521005   Sale   200   64.33
US8591521005   Sale   201   64.34
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.36
US8591521005   Sale   201   64.37
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.38
US8591521005   Sale   600   64.40
US8591521005   Sale   303   64.41
US8591521005   Sale   228   64.42
US8591521005   Sale   500   64.43
US8591521005   Sale   202   64.45
US8591521005   Sale   1   64.46
US8591521005   Sale   492   64.47
US8591521005   Sale   186   64.49
US8591521005   Sale   117   64.50
US8591521005   Sale   304   64.51
US8591521005   Sale   769   64.52
US8591521005   Sale   668   64.53
US8591521005   Sale   3   64.54
US8591521005   Sale   301   64.55
US8591521005   Sale   12   64.57
US8591521005   Sale   3000   64.58
US8591521005   Sale   334   64.58
US8591521005   Sale   4   64.59
US8591521005   Sale   203   64.60
US8591521005   Sale   142   64.61
US8591521005   Sale   102   64.62
US8591521005   Sale   303   64.63
US8591521005   Sale   15   64.64
US8591521005   Sale   319   64.65
US8591521005   Sale   205   64.66
US8591521005   Sale   106   64.67
US8591521005   Sale   4863   64.69
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.70
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.72
US8591521005   Sale   201   64.73
US8591521005   Sale   117   64.75
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.78
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.87
US8591521005   Sale   55   64.94
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.95
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.96
US8591521005   Sale   100   64.97
US8591521005   Sale   100   65.01

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. CFD

  Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

  Number of reference securities   Price per unit

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.g. call option   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.   Number of securities to which option relates   Exercise price per unit   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Exercising/ exercised against   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security   Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

  Details   Price per unit (if applicable)

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:   1 September 2015
Contact name:   Milos Naumovic
Telephone number:   +44 203 650 8203

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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 482249
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20150901T152441+0100

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.

Contacts

Millennium Partners, L.P.