24th Jan 2018 14:24
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 | GKN 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: | 23 January 2018 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC |
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: | 10p ordinary | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 61,406,185 | 3.58% | 26,965,457 | 1.57% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 4,780,332 | 0.28% | 56,801,120 | 3.31% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 66,186,517 | 3.85% | 83,766,577 | 4.88% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 113 | 4.3955 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 4.3721 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 4.3890 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 542 | 4.4017 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 937 | 4.3814 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 972 | 4.3720 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,025 | 4.4010 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,157 | 4.3525 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,869 | 4.3733 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,358 | 4.3773 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,915 | 4.3725 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Purchase | 6,513 | 6.1789 USD | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 15,469 | 4.4109 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,747 | 4.3796 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 75,000 | 4.4137 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 89,267 | 4.3662 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 241,350 | 4.3655 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 254,505 | 4.3660 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 325 | 4.3621 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 500 | 4.3890 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 958 | 4.4090 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,681 | 4.3770 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,869 | 4.3735 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,905 | 4.3733 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 4,027 | 4.3773 GBP | ||||
| ADR | Sale | 6,513 | 6.1789 USD | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 7,410 | 4.3660 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 8,090 | 4.3778 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 9,428 | 4.3830 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 15,151 | 4.3738 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 26,044 | 4.3656 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 41,548 | 4.3694 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 66,116 | 4.3705 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 78,961 | 4.3661 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 110,204 | 4.3745 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 131,815 | 4.3811 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 335,475 | 4.3805 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 117 | 4.3919 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 325 | 4.3621 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 8,090 | 4.3778 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 14,003 | 4.3632 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 26,044 | 4.3656 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 30,727 | 4.3798 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 33,568 | 4.3727 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 69,274 | 4.3792 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 80,623 | 4.3711 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 305,211 | 4.3831 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 113 | 4.3955 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 200 | 4.3720 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 542 | 4.4017 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,358 | 4.3773 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 6,513 | 4.3947 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,285 | 4.3718 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 7,626 | 4.4035 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 15,469 | 4.4109 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 31,105 | 4.3604 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 33,018 | 4.3865 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 49,013 | 4.3672 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 50,726 | 4.3663 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 70,785 | 4.3544 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 25/02/2019 | Short | 75,000 | 4.4137 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 24/02/2019 | Short | 100,000 | 4.3557 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 264,727 | 4.3660 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” |
| 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? | NO | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 24 Jan 2018 | ||
| Contact name: | Femi Badmos | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 1125 |
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.
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