15th Jan 2018 12:07
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) Full name of discloser: | 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. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. | ||
| (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | GKN PLC | |
| (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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 12 Jan 2018 | |
| (f) In addition to the company 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” | YES 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: | 48,280,424 | 2.81% | 25,322,145 | 1.47% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 8,401,265 | 0.49% | 45,426,487 | 2.64% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 56,681,689 | 3.30% | 70,748,632 | 4.12% |
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 | ` | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 4.1850 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,124 | 4.1988 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,326 | 4.1520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,685 | 4.2022 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,450 | 4.1475 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,000 | 4.1280 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,970 | 4.1835 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,085 | 4.1489 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,834 | 5.7347 USD | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 7,002 | 4.2008 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 8,164 | 4.1347 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 12,738 | 4.2004 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,481 | 4.1285 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 18,173 | 4.3018 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,067 | 4.1616 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 19,392 | 4.1886 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 20,962 | 4.1800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 21,905 | 4.1910 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 22,534 | 4.1832 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 24,878 | 4.1279 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 26,052 | 4.2342 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 26,526 | 4.1653 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 28,393 | 3.9735 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 45,228 | 4.1941 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 51,545 | 4.1860 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 54,842 | 4.1868 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 66,467 | 4.0620 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 77,573 | 5.7086 USD | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 85,203 | 4.1320 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 86,092 | 4.1945 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 104,362 | 4.1494 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 112,387 | 4.1515 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 162,974 | 4.1880 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 164,019 | 4.2002 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 198,646 | 4.2163 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 200,000 | 4.1513 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 200,000 | 4.0088 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 210,271 | 4.1740 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 233,905 | 4.1821 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 242,424 | 4.1319 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 279,273 | 4.1726 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 292,968 | 4.2001 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 294,500 | 4.2100 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 361,884 | 4.2000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 446,447 | 4.1897 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 602,668 | 4.2162 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 750,000 | 4.0948 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,274,765 | 4.1417 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,650,000 | 4.1364 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,000,000 | 3.9914 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,250,660 | 4.0998 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,943,628 | 4.1606 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,000,000 | 4.1552 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,854,364 | 4.1953 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 77 | 4.0519 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 176 | 4.1998 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 259 | 4.2016 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 345 | 4.1800 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 500 | 4.1957 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 537 | 4.0885 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,591 | 4.0042 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,686 | 4.1989 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,134 | 4.1818 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,670 | 4.2879 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,778 | 4.1908 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,000 | 4.1280 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,551 | 4.1987 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,589 | 4.2997 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,351 | 4.1327 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 6,834 | 5.7347 USD | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 10,170 | 4.1791 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 11,256 | 4.1524 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 13,849 | 4.0892 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 17,028 | 4.0765 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 17,657 | 4.1177 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 31,202 | 4.2185 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 35,650 | 4.0983 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 36,890 | 4.0022 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 38,027 | 4.1598 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 43,429 | 4.0820 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 46,933 | 4.0094 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 49,592 | 3.9967 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 74,908 | 4.1945 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 77,573 | 5.7086 USD | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 95,970 | 4.0300 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 100,000 | 4.1304 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 100,000 | 4.2065 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 104,252 | 4.1329 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 107,663 | 4.1926 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 110,099 | 4.2000 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 124,807 | 4.1952 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 147,401 | 4.1904 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 167,890 | 3.9981 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 172,838 | 4.0821 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 191,605 | 4.0520 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 196,146 | 4.1868 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 216,737 | 4.0721 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 249,846 | 4.0102 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 250,000 | 3.9839 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 267,748 | 4.1897 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 290,788 | 4.0696 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 320,130 | 4.1142 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 329,622 | 4.1918 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 445,000 | 4.0211 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 499,207 | 4.1896 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,645,248 | 4.0170 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 2,048,278 | 4.1966 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 176 | 4.1998 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 259 | 4.2016 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 500 | 4.1957 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 537 | 4.0885 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 975 | 4.1620 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,591 | 4.0042 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,686 | 4.1989 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 2,134 | 4.1818 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 6,351 | 4.1327 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 10,170 | 4.1791 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 10,207 | 4.2054 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 11,256 | 4.1524 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 13,849 | 4.0891 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 17,028 | 4.0765 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 17,657 | 4.1177 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 29,544 | 4.1896 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 31,202 | 4.2185 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 35,650 | 4.0983 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 36,890 | 4.0022 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 43,429 | 4.0819 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 46,933 | 4.0091 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 49,592 | 3.9967 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 53,166 | 4.3003 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 54,504 | 4.1914 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 57,012 | 4.2697 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 77,473 | 4.1857 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 95,488 | 4.2000 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 95,970 | 4.0300 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 113,570 | 3.9735 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 124,807 | 4.1952 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 167,389 | 4.1867 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 167,890 | 3.9981 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 167,891 | 4.1929 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 172,838 | 4.0821 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 191,682 | 4.0520 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 196,146 | 4.1868 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 216,737 | 4.0721 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 228,298 | 4.1996 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 249,846 | 4.0102 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 250,000 | 3.9839 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 320,130 | 4.1141 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 329,622 | 4.1918 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 445,000 | 4.0211 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Long | 1,645,248 | 4.0170 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,710,516 | 4.1906 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 100 | 4.1851 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 190 | 4.1732 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 2,326 | 4.1520 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,450 | 4.1475 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 6,085 | 4.1489 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 7,400 | 4.2003 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 8,164 | 4.1347 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 12,124 | 4.1291 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 12,457 | 4.1916 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 13,481 | 4.1285 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 19,067 | 4.1616 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 22,534 | 4.1832 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 26,052 | 4.2342 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 26,526 | 4.1653 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 51,962 | 4.1941 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 54,842 | 4.1868 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 60,036 | 4.1870 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 66,467 | 4.0620 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 86,092 | 4.1945 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 104,362 | 4.1493 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 112,387 | 4.1515 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 164,019 | 4.2002 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 167,417 | 4.1878 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 198,646 | 4.2163 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 200,000 | 4.0088 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 200,000 | 4.1513 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 210,271 | 4.1739 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 292,968 | 4.2001 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 335,995 | 4.0217 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 364,206 | 4.2000 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 364,206 | 4.2000 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 602,668 | 4.2162 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 613,253 | 4.1897 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 750,000 | 4.0948 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 870,597 | 4.1797 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 2,000,000 | 3.9914 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 2,250,660 | 4.0998 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 2,943,628 | 4.1606 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 4,854,364 | 4.1953 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 16/02/2019 | Short | 5,650,000 | 4.1497 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: | 15 Jan 2018 | |
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | |
| Telephone number: | 020 7773 0635 |
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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