Balanced Commercial Property Trust Ltd - Form 8 (OPD) - Balanced Commercial Property Trust Limited

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") Amendments have been made to section 3 of the "Form 8 (OPD) - Balanced Commercial Property Trust Limited" announcement released on 29 April 2024 at 12:10. All other details remain unchanged. 1.KEY INFORMATION +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ |(a)Full name of discloser: |Balanced Commercial Property Trust Limited | +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ |(b)Owner or controller of |N/A | |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 |Balanced Commercial Property Trust Limited | |relation to whose relevant | | |securities this form relates: | | | | | |Use a separate form for each | | |offeror/offeree | | +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ |(d)Is the discloser the offeror|Offeree | |or the offeree? | | +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ |(e)Date position held: |26 April 2024 | | | | |The latest practicable date | | |prior to the disclosure | | +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ |(f)In addition to the company |N/A (strategic review and formal sale process)| |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" | | +-------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 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 one penny each| +---------------------------------------+---+------+---+------------------+ | |Interests |Short positions | +---------------------------------------+---+------+---+------------------+ |Number |% |Number|% | +---------------------------------------+---+------+---+------------------+ |(1)Relevant securities owned and/or |Nil|0 |Nil|0 | |controlled: | | | | | +---------------------------------------+---+------+---+------------------+ |(2)Cash-settled derivatives: |Nil|0 |Nil|0 | +---------------------------------------+---+------+---+------------------+ |(3)Stock-settled derivatives (including|Nil|0 |Nil|0 | |options) and 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 Form8 (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 which subscription right exists: |None| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--- -+ |Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:|None| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+--- -+ 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: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Interests of the directors of Balanced Commercial Property Trust Limited | |("BCPT") in | | | |ordinary shares of one penny each in BCPT (including their close relatives and| |related trusts): | | | |+---------------------------+---------------+---------------------------------| |---+ | ||Director of BCPT (and their|Total number of|Percentage of the total issued | |share| | ||close relatives and related|BCPT ordinary |capital of BCPT (excluding | |treasury | | ||trusts) |shares |shares) | || | |+---------------------------+---------------+---------------------------------| |---+ | ||Paul Marcuse |49,463 |0.00% | || | |+---------------------------+---------------+---------------------------------| |---+ | ||Isobel Sharp |55,000 |0.00% | || | |+---------------------------+---------------+---------------------------------| |---+ | ||Linda Wilding |40,000 |0.00% | || | |+---------------------------+---------------+---------------------------------| |---+ | ||John Wythe |33,303 |0.00% | || | |+---------------------------+---------------+---------------------------------| |---+ | | | |Interests of other persons acting in concert with BCPT | | | |+------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------- | |-+ | ||Name |Total number of|Percentage of the total issued | |share| | || |BCPT ordinary |capital of BCPT (excluding treasury | || | || |shares |shares) | || | |+------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------- | |-+ | ||Columbia Threadneedle AM|72,314 |0.01% | || | ||(Holdings) plc and its | | | || | ||subsidiaries | | | || | |+------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------- | |-+ | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 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:|26 September 2024 | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |Contact name: |Paul Marcuse (via Dickson Minto Advisers)| +-------------------+-----------------------------------------+ |Telephone number: |+44 (0)20 7649 6823 | +-------------------+-----------------------------------------+ 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. This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com

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