21st Nov 2014 14:22
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 | GREENE KING 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: | 20 Nov 2014 | |
| (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | YES: C&C GROUP PLC SPIRIT PUB COMPANY PLC |
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: | 1,692,555 | 0.77% | 1,163,548 | 0.53% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 936,836 | 0.43% | 884,811 | 0.40% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 2,629,391 | 1.20% | 2,048,359 | 0.94% | |||||||
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 | 23 | 7.6051 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 40 | 7.6054 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 148 | 7.6050 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 149 | 7.5000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 234 | 7.5800 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 245 | 7.6500 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 434 | 7.5500 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 474 | 7.6200 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 510 | 7.6000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 564 | 7.5700 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 580 | 7.6400 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 601 | 7.5050 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 612 | 7.5900 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,111 | 7.6350 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,244 | 7.6150 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,250 | 7.6025 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,299 | 7.6283 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,791 | 7.6300 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,169 | 7.6055 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,367 | 7.6100 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,021 | 7.6214 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,032 | 7.6183 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,532 | 7.6001 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,497 | 7.6041 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,412 | 7.6056 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 12,035 | 7.6189 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 21,026 | 7.6168 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 22,628 | 7.6199 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 29,095 | 7.6497 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 31,085 | 7.6053 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 32,423 | 7.6154 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 57,425 | 7.6093 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 148 | 7.6050 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 149 | 7.5000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 234 | 7.5800 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 245 | 7.6500 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 434 | 7.5500 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 474 | 7.6200 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 510 | 7.6000 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 530 | 7.6350 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 564 | 7.5700 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 580 | 7.6400 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 601 | 7.5050 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 612 | 7.5900 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 625 | 7.6025 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 839 | 7.5798 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,232 | 7.5181 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,244 | 7.6150 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,791 | 7.6300 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,051 | 7.6018 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,367 | 7.6100 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,618 | 7.5954 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,547 | 7.6054 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,671 | 7.6169 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 9,563 | 7.5675 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 70,668 | 7.6159 GBP | ||||||
| ORD | Sale | 75,145 | 7.5887 GBP | ||||||
| (b) | Derivatives transactions (other than options) | ||||||||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,130 | 7.6216 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,943 | 7.6039 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 12,531 | 7.5907 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 14,346 | 7.6083 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 21,391 | 7.6040 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 49,277 | 7.6210 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 55,608 | 7.5743 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,481 | 7.6356 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,967 | 7.6201 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,355 | 7.6079 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 8,862 | 7.6219 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,100 | 7.6183 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 20,029 | 7.6125 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 21,026 | 7.6168 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 22,628 | 7.6199 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 29,095 | 7.6497 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 31,085 | 7.6053 GBP |
(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? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 21 Nov 2014 | |
| 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 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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