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CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC - Public Opening Position Disclosure by a Party to an Offer

Release Date: 04/11/2019 12:15
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Public Opening Position Disclosure by a Party to an Offer

Capital & Counties Properties PLC
(Incorporated and registered in the United Kingdom and Wales with registration
Number 07145041 and registered in South Africa as an external company with
Registration Number 2010/003387/10)
 ISIN: GB00B62G9D36
 JSE code: CCO

CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC (the “Company”)


                                                                                      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”)

1.      KEY INFORMATION

 (a) Full name of discloser:                                  Capital & Counties Properties PLC
                                                              (“Capco”)
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short               N/a
     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             Capco
     relevant securities this form relates:
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?             OFFEREE

 (e) Date position held:                                      31 October 2019
     The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the         N/A
     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:

                                                  Interests                 Short positions
                                                Number           %          Number          %
 (1) Relevant securities owned                    Nil            -            Nil           -
     and/or controlled:
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                     Nil              -           Nil            -

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives                     Nil              -           Nil            -
     (including options) and
     agreements to purchase/sell:
                                                   Nil              -           Nil            -
      TOTAL:
                                                                                                              2


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).

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             None
 which subscription right exists:
 Details, including nature of the rights               N/A
 concerned and relevant percentages:


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:
 (a) Ordinary shares in Capco held by Capco directors

     Name                              Number of ordinary shares           Percentage of issued
                                       in Capco                            ordinary share capital in
                                                                           Capco (per cent.)(1)
     Henry Staunton                                250,000                           0.029%
     Ian Hawksworth(2)                             823,797                           0.097%
     Situl Jobanputra                               50,000                           0.006%
     Charlotte Boyle                                10,052                           0.001%
     Jonathan Lane                                  40,950                           0.005%
     Gerry Murphy                                   50,000                           0.006%
     Anthony Steains                                  Nil                               -
     Andrew Strang                                    Nil                               -
 (1)
   Rounded to 3 decimal places.
 (2)
   Includes 3,193 shares which are held by a family member of Ian Hawksworth whose holdings are not disclosable
 under the DTRs.

 (b) Options and awards held by Capco directors in its ordinary shares

     Name           Award         Shares       Grant date      Exercise      Vesting date      Expiry date
                    type          in                           price         subject    to
                                  respect                                    performance
                                  of which                                   conditions
                                  options                                    (where
                                  or                                         applicable)
                                  awards
                                  granted
     Ian            Annual        667,553      08/05/2017           -        08/03/2020        07/03/2027
     Hawksworth     2017
                    PSP
                    award
                    Annual        789,483      12/03/2018           -        12/03/2021        11/03/2028
                    2018
                    PSP
                    award
                                                                                      3

                Annual      897,584    29/03/2019     -     29/03/2022   28/03/2029
                2019
                PSP
                award
                Deferred    94,557     01/04/2015     -     01/04/2015   31/03/2025
                2014
                bonus
                Deferred    121,116    11/03/2016     -     11/03/2019   10/03/2026
                2015
                bonus
                Deferred    29,528     08/05/2017     -     08/03/2020   07/03/2027
                2016
                bonus
                Deferred    102,153    12/03/2018     -     12/03/2021   11/03/2028
                2017
                bonus
                Deferred    44,722     29/03/2019     -     29/03/2022   28/03/2029
                2018
                bonus
 Situl          Annual      364,630    08/05/2017     -     08/03/2020   07/03/2027
 Jobanputra     2017
                PSP
                award
                Annual      486,111    12/03/2018     -     12/03/2021   11/03/2028
                2018
                PSP
                award
                Annual      571,848    29/03/2019     -     29/03/2022   28/03/2029
                2019
                PSP
                award
                Deferred    58,289     12/03/2018     -     12/03/2021   11/03/2028
                2017
                bonus
                Deferred    28,986     29/03/2019     -     29/03/2022   28/03/2029
                2018
                bonus

(c) Interests and short positions of Capco’ advisers in ordinary shares in Capco

Merrill Lynch International(3)

 Class of relevant                         Ordinary shares in Capco
 security:

                                   Interests                   Short positions
                            Number             %(1)        Number           %(1)
 (1) Relevant              2,332,313         0.273%       3,498,016       0.410%
     securities
     owned and/or
     controlled:
 (2) Cash-settled          2,849,415         0.334%       1,217,945      0.143%
     derivatives:

 (3) Stock-settled               Nil            -            Nil            -
     derivatives
     (including
     options) and
                                                                                                            4

       agreements to
       purchase/sell:
                                5,181,728             0.607%            4,715,961            0.552%
       TOTAL:
 (1)
   Rounded to 3 decimal places.
 (3)
   Figures below include the aggregated positions of BofA Securities Europe SA and Merrill Lynch South Africa
 Proprietary Limited in addition to Merrill Lynch International.




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:                                    4 November 2019

 Contact name:                                          Ruth Pavey
                                                        Company Secretary
 Telephone number:                                      +44 (0)20 3214 9155


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
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   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.



4 November 2019

JSE Sponsor:
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited

Date: 04/11/2019 12:15:00
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