2nd Feb 2018 12:46
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: | 01 February 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: | 75,139,617 | 4.37% | 17,519,375 | 1.02% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 3,887,555 | 0.23% | 71,832,268 | 4.18% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 79,027,172 | 4.60% | 89,351,643 | 5.20% | |||||||
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 | 940 | 4.2554 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,184 | 4.2840 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,211 | 4.2603 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,780 | 4.2516 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,181 | 4.2715 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 2,667 | 4.2386 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 3,344 | 4.2749 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 4,951 | 4.2670 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,072 | 4.2730 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,264 | 4.2668 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 5,970 | 4.2375 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 6,578 | 4.2588 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 12,746 | 4.2350 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 13,526 | 4.2547 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,831 | 4.2724 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 27,972 | 4.2400 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 44,330 | 4.2415 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 66,678 | 4.2750 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 80,000 | 4.2344 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 132,200 | 4.2371 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 300,000 | 4.2329 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,090,495 | 4.2379 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,500,000 | 4.2339 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Purchase | 1,507,242 | 4.2352 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 165 | 4.2420 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 498 | 4.2350 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 671 | 4.2592 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,008 | 4.2436 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,264 | 4.2669 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,671 | 4.2645 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 5,929 | 4.2410 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 9,072 | 4.2713 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 30,804 | 4.2564 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 35,895 | 4.2411 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 102,139 | 4.2351 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 125,919 | 4.2686 GBP | ||||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 225,827 | 4.2647 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 | 671 | 4.2592 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 9,072 | 4.2713 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 15,933 | 4.2626 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 17,676 | 4.2625 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 135,213 | 4.2619 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 181,342 | 4.2695 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,139 | 4.2400 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,344 | 4.2749 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 4,951 | 4.2670 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,941 | 4.2349 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 6,578 | 4.2588 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,315 | 4.2381 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 17,652 | 4.2372 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 27,831 | 4.2723 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 38,675 | 4.2371 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 65,640 | 4.2769 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 66,678 | 4.2750 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 80,000 | 4.2344 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 81,739 | 4.2350 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 106,423 | 4.2398 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 05/03/2019 | Short | 300,000 | 4.2329 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 817,784 | 4.2351 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 05/03/2019 | Short | 1,500,000 | 4.2339 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | CFD | Short | 1,507,242 | 4.2352 GBP | |||||
| 10p ordinary | SWAP Expires 05/03/2019 | Short | 1,507,242 | 4.2352 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: | 2 Feb 2018 | |
| Contact name: | Elise Tang | |
| Telephone number: | 0207 1163 001 |
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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