1st Feb 2022 13:08
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. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 31 January 2022 |
(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 STAGECOACH GROUP 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: | 5p ordinary | |||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | |||||
| and/or controlled: | 632,844 | 0.10% | 10,950,309 | 1.78% | |
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | |||||
| 10,462,090 | 1.70% | 285,470 | 0.05% | ||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | |||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |
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| TOTAL: | 11,094,934 | 1.81% | 11,235,779 | 1.83% | ||
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: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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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 | ||||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 51 | 2.4637 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 213 | 2.4997 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 239 | 2.4150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 601 | 2.4670 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 907 | 2.4885 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 924 | 2.4667 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 2,429 | 2.4680 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,509 | 2.4227 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,698 | 2.4511 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,303 | 2.4616 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,938 | 2.4154 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,997 | 2.4459 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 5,298 | 2.4736 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 8,451 | 2.4360 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 8,810 | 2.4614 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 15,553 | 2.4726 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 16,402 | 2.4562 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 16,696 | 2.4420 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 31,297 | 2.4686 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 31,363 | 2.4718 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 65,595 | 2.4783 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 83,751 | 2.4564 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 93,389 | 2.5000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 137,249 | 2.4607 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 23 | 2.4523 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 106 | 2.4650 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 355 | 2.4682 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 601 | 2.4670 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 640 | 2.4853 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,155 | 2.4710 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,168 | 2.4867 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,386 | 2.4837 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,539 | 2.4430 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,645 | 2.4666 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,734 | 2.4969 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 2,766 | 2.4601 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 3,882 | 2.4175 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 4,089 | 2.4985 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 4,448 | 2.4725 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 4,654 | 2.4464 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 5,140 | 2.4700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 9,887 | 2.5001 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 15,870 | 2.4554 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 19,864 | 2.4418 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 41,735 | 2.4874 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 103,858 | 2.4605 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 189,645 | 2.4745 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 637,710 | 2.5000 GBP | ||||
| (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions | |||||||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 23 | 2.4521 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 264 | 2.4100 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 448 | 2.4925 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 646 | 2.4839 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,641 | 2.4992 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 3,790 | 2.4605 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 12,408 | 2.4962 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 22,815 | 2.4481 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 23,101 | 2.4535 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 64,719 | 2.4587 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 81,440 | 2.4997 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 90,804 | 2.4554 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 591,532 | 2.5000 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 201 | 2.5001 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,962 | 2.4590 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,244 | 2.4220 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 8,091 | 2.4792 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,173 | 2.4524 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 12,081 | 2.4691 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 13,452 | 2.4468 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 24,770 | 2.4614 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 27,556 | 2.4526 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 28,533 | 2.4635 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 41,119 | 2.4603 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 42,632 | 2.4527 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 47,363 | 2.4670 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 74,006 | 2.4598 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 |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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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
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(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
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
Date of disclosure: | 1 FEB 2022 |
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
Telephone number*: | 020 3134 7213 |
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.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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