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RNS Number : 9267A
Franklin Resources Inc
16 October 2009
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Franklin Resources, Inc.
Company dealt in CadburyPlc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate(Note 2)
Date of dealing 15October 2009
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 109,819,2708.01%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 109,819,270 8.01%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
Purchase 751,120 7.8587GBP
Sale 3,850 7.8800 GBP
Purchase 1,124 (281 ADRs) 50.9600USD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. Number of securities to which the option relates (Note Exercise Type, e.g. American, European etc. Expiry Option money
e.g. call option 7) price date paid/received per unit (Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding
between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any
option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which any derivative referred to on this form
is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
None stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 16October 2009
Contact name Lucrece Le Gal
Telephone number 954-762-4258
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which N/A
connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note N/A
10)
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
This information is provided by RNS
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