21st Dec 2011 15:07
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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed: | BARCLAYS PLC | |
| (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient | ||
| (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | COLFAX CORPORATION | |
| (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: | 20 December 2011 | |
| (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | YES: CHARTER INTERNATIONAL PLC
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(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: | 171,102 | 0.39% | 514,001 | 1.18% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 308,047 | 0.70% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 133,333 | 0.31% | 133,333 | 0.31% | |||||||
| (4) | TOTAL: | ||||||||||
| 612,482 | 1.40% | 647,334 | 1.48% | ||||||||
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) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)
| Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | |
| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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 THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50 | 30.0800 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 67 | 30.0150 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 30.0400 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 30.1200 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 30.2200 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 30.2300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 100 | 30.3060 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 200 | 30.0100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 296 | 30.0132 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 29.9533 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 30.1553 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 300 | 30.2533 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 400 | 29.9880 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 30.1280 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 30.1454 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 30.2570 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 29.9767 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 600 | 30.0850 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 800 | 29.9777 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 800 | 30.1262 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,000 | 30.0720 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,300 | 30.1476 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,399 | 30.1093 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,400 | 30.1795 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,634 | 30.1645 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,834 | 30.1701 USD | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,598 | 30.1077 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 29.9900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 30.0400 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 30.0700 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 30.1500 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 30.1900 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 100 | 30.3060 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 153 | 30.1100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200 | 30.1200 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 29.9300 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 29.9533 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 30.0100 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 300 | 30.0333 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 400 | 29.9880 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 29.9777 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 800 | 30.1262 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,299 | 30.1067 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,962 | 30.0952 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,834 | 30.1701 USD | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 12,630 | 30.1074 USD |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(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) Exercising
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | 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) |
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. 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: 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 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" |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | |
| Date of disclosure: | 21 Dec 2011 | |
| Contact name: | Geoff Smith | |
| Telephone number: | 020 7116 2913 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
143221.01
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
| Identity of person whose open positions are being disclosed: | Barclays PLC. | |
| Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates: | COLFAX CORPORATION |
2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | |||||||
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | ||||||||
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | ||||||||||
| security | varying etc | to which | |||||||||||
| option | |||||||||||||
| relates | |||||||||||||
| ORD | Put Options | Written | -133,333 | 12.6300 | European | 6 Jan 2012 | |||||||
| ORD | Call Options | Purchased | 133,333 | 15.7900 | European | 6 Jan 2012 |
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
| Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: |
It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences ("CFDs") or spread bets.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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.
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