22nd Jan 2015 13:31
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: | Barclays PLC. | |||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | AFREN PLC | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (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: | 21 January 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? | NO |
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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 27,972,767 | 2.53% | 13,851,364 | 1.25% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 9,086,384 | 0.82% | 25,364,680 | 2.29% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 37,059,151 | 3.35% | 39,216,044 | 3.54% | |||||||
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 | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,031 | 0.2342 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,334 | 0.2316 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,113 | 0.2323 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,365 | 0.2086 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,963 | 0.2301 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,049 | 0.2068 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,112 | 0.2062 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,201 | 0.2310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,255 | 0.2059 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,663 | 0.2115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,707 | 0.2173 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,560 | 0.2311 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 14,250 | 0.2276 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20,100 | 0.2094 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20,341 | 0.2083 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 71,936 | 0.2274 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 80,751 | 0.2183 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 216,779 | 0.2126 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 301,233 | 0.2207 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 450,000 | 0.2321 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 461,794 | 0.2330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 527,617 | 0.2246 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 890,230 | 0.2169 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,476,885 | 0.2212 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,534,069 | 0.2160 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,031 | 0.2342 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,034 | 0.2315 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,113 | 0.2323 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,753 | 0.2197 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,963 | 0.2301 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,510 | 0.2126 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,112 | 0.2062 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,201 | 0.2310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,255 | 0.2059 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,707 | 0.2173 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,110 | 0.2361 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,250 | 0.2276 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,720 | 0.2309 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24,637 | 0.2070 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 25,326 | 0.2115 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 29,357 | 0.2241 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 29,910 | 0.2100 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 32,691 | 0.2266 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 38,043 | 0.2136 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 45,987 | 0.2094 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 65,488 | 0.2190 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 107,175 | 0.2320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 228,342 | 0.2122 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 295,247 | 0.2133 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 450,000 | 0.2321 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 746,994 | 0.2201 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 781,396 | 0.2227 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,247,601 | 0.2193 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 5,510 | 0.2126 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 29,357 | 0.2241 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 58,130 | 0.2341 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 253,600 | 0.2351 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 679,686 | 0.2135 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,500 | 0.2143 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 100,000 | 0.2262 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 81,602 | 0.2083 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 461,794 | 0.2329 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 801,954 | 0.2150 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 831,314 | 0.2259 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,534,069 | 0.2160 GBP |
(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” |
(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” |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 22 Jan 2015 | ||
| Contact name: | Rajesh Muthanna | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 |
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 [email protected]. 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.
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