Form 8.3 - Synergy Health | Synergy Health plc


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FO RM 8 . 3


PUBLIC O PENING PO S IT IO N DIS CLO S URE/ DEALING DIS CLO S URE BY


A PERS O N WIT H INT ERES T S IN RELEVANT S ECURIT IES REPRES ENT ING 1 % O R MO RE


Rule 8 . 3 o f the Take o ve r Co d e ( the ' Co d e')


  1. . KEY INFO RMAT IO N


    ( a) Id e ntity o f the p e rso n who se p o s itio ns/d e aling s are b e ing d isclo se d :

    TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC / Teachers Advisors, Inc. / Nuveen Investments, Inc.


    ( b ) O wne r o r co ntro lle r o f inte re sts and sho rt p o s itio ns d isclo se d , if d iffe re nt fro m 1 ( a):

    The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient N/A


    ( c) Name o f o ffe ro r/o ffe re e in re latio n to who se re le vant se curitie s this fo rm re late s :

    Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

    Synergy Health Plc


    ( d ) If an e xe mp t fund manag e r co nne cte d with an o ffe ro r/o ffe re e , state this and sp e cify id e ntity o f

    o ffe ro r/o ffe re e : N/A


    ( e ) Date p o s itio n he ld /d e aling und e rtake n: 5 October 2015 (in addition TIAA-CREF has dealt

    on previous dates during the offer period as attached at the end of this form)

    ( f) Has the d isclo se r p re vio usly d isclo se d , o r are the y to d ay d isclo s ing , und e r the Co d e in re sp e ct o f any

    o the r p arty to this o ffe r?

    Ye s



  2. . PO S IT IO NS O F T HE PERS O N MAKING T HE DIS CLO S URE


    ( a) Inte re sts and sho rt p o s itio ns in the re le vant se curitie s o f the o ffe ro r o r o ffe re e to which the d isclo sure re late s fo llo wing the d e aling ( if any)


    Class o f re le vant se curity: 0 .625p ordinary


    Inte re sts S ho rt p o s itio ns


    Numb e r

    %

    Numb e r

    %

    ( 1 ) Re le vant se curitie s o wne d and /o r co ntro lle d :

    58,300

    0 .098%

    2,571

    0 .004%

    ( 2 ) De rivative s ( o the r than o p tio ns):

    ( 3 ) O p tio ns and ag re e me nts to p urchase /se ll:

    TOTAL:

    58,300

    0 .098%

    2.571

    0 .004%


    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).


    ( b ) Rig hts to sub scrib e fo r ne w se curitie s ( includ ing d ire cto rs' and o the r e xe cutive o p tio ns)


    Class o f re le vant se curity in re latio n to which sub scrip tio n rig ht e xists: N/A


    De tails, includ ing nature o f the rig hts co nce rne d and re le vant p e rce ntag e s : N/A



    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.


  3. . DEALINGS ( IF ANY) BY T HE PERS O N MAKING T HE DIS CLO S URE


    ( a) Purchase s and sale s


    Class o f re le vant se curity

    Purchase /sale

    Numb e r o f se curitie s

    Price p e r unit

    0 .625p ordinary

    Sale (increasing a short position)

    1,058

    USD 34.94


    ( b ) De rivative s transactio ns ( o the r than o p tio ns)


    Class o f re le vant se curity

    Pro d uct d e scrip tio n

    e.g. CFD

    Nature o f d e aling

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

    Numb e r o f re fe re nce se curitie s

    Price p e r unit


    N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A



    ( c) O p tio ns transactio ns in re sp e ct o f e xisting se curitie s ( i) Writing , se lling , p urchasing o r varying

    Class o f

    Pro d uct

    Writing ,

    Numb e r o f

    Exe rcise

    Typ e

    Exp iry

    O p tio n

    re le vant

    d e scrip tio n

    p urchasing ,

    se curitie s

    p rice

    e.g.

    d ate

    mo ne y

    se curity

    e.g. call

    se lling ,

    to which

    p e r unit

    American,

    p aid /

    option

    varying e tc.

    o p tio n

    European

    re ce ive d

    re late s

    etc.

    p e r unit

    N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A



    ( ii) Exe rcising


    Class o f re le vant se curity Pro d uct d e scrip tio n

    e.g. call option

    Numb e r o f se curitie s Exe rcise p rice p e r unit


    N/A N/A N/A N/A



    ( d ) O the r d e aling s ( includ ing sub scrib ing fo r ne w se curitie s)

    Class o f re le vant se curity Nature o f d e aling

    e.g. subscription, conversion

    De tails Price p e r unit ( if ap p licab le )


    N/A N/A N/A N/A



    The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.


    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.


  4. . OT HER INFO RMAT IO N


( a) Ind e mnity and o the r d e aling arrang e me nts


De tails o f any ind e mnity o r o p tio n arrang e me nt, o r any ag re e me nt o r und e rstand ing , fo rmal o r

info rmal, re lating to re le vant se curitie s which may b e an ind uce me nt to d e al o r re frain fro m d e aling e nte re d into b y the p e rso n making the d isclo sure and any p arty to the o ffe r o r any p e rso n acting in co nce rt with a p arty to the o ffe r:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'


None



( b ) Ag re e me nts, arrang e me nts o r und e rstand ing s re lating to o p tio ns o r d e rivative s


De tails o f any ag re e me nt, arrang e me nt o r und e rstand ing , fo rmal o r info rmal, b e twe e n the p e rso n making the d isclo sure and any o the r p e rso n re lating to :

  1. ) the vo ting rig hts o f any re le vant se curitie s und e r any o p tio n; o r

  2. ) the vo ting rig hts o r future acq uisitio n o r d isp o sal o f any re le vant se curitie s to which any d e rivative is re fe re nce d :

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'


None



( c) Attachme nts


Is a S up p le me ntal Fo rm 8 ( O p e n Po s itio ns) attache d ? No



Date o f d isclo sure : 28 October 2015


Co ntact name : Richard S. Biegen

Chief Compliance Officer


Te le p ho ne numb e r: +1 (212) 913-5830



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


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


Ad d itio na l De a ling s d uring the O ffe r Pe rio d


Date

Class o f re le vant se curity

Purchase /sale

Numb e r o f se curitie s

Price p e r unit

2 October 2015

0 .625p ordinary

Sale (opening a short position)


1,513

USD 34.29

16 June 2015

0 .625p ordinary

Sale

7,000

USD 27.13

3 June 2015

0 .625p ordinary

Purchase

2,034

USD 27.30

12 May 2015

0 .625p ordinary

Sale

3,648

USD 33.80

24 March 2015

0 .625p ordinary

Sale

1,356

USD 34.17

5 March 2015

0 .625p ordinary

Purchase (closing a short position)


396

USD 32.87

4 March 2015

0 .625p ordinary

Sale

1,545

USD 32.53

4 February

2015

0 .625p ordinary

Sale


2,288

USD 33.39

4 February

2015

0 .625p ordinary

Sale (opening a short position)


396

USD 33.39

5 January 2015

0 .625p ordinary

Purchase

1,914

USD 31.85

2 December

2014

0 .625p ordinary

Purchase


580

USD 31.55

21 November

2014

0 .625p ordinary

Sale


4,531

USD 29.70

21 November

2014

0 .625p ordinary

Sale


164

USD 29.70

20 November

2014

0 .625p ordinary

Sale


10 ,917

USD 29.78

20 November

2014

0 .625p ordinary

Sale


396

USD 29.78

31 October

2014

0 .625p ordinary

Purchase


1,947

USD 29.95


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