14th Jul 2016 12:01
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 | POUNDLAND GROUP 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: | 13 July 2016 | |||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO | |||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | |||||
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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 1,718,763 | 0.64% | 1,109,510 | 0.41% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 929,245 | 0.35% | 1,313,930 | 0.49% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 2,648,008 | 0.99% | 2,423,440 | 0.90% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,000 | 2.1950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,020 | 2.2064 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,943 | 2.2055 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,793 | 2.2025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,504 | 2.2054 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,273 | 2.2033 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 48,179 | 2.2050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 50,559 | 2.2053 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 56,783 | 2.2043 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 68,331 | 2.2062 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 79,403 | 2.2059 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 132,774 | 2.2075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 269,693 | 2.2073 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 795,279 | 2.2063 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,000 | 2.1950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 10,287 | 2.2095 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,700 | 2.2000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,793 | 2.2025 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,727 | 2.2050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 63,244 | 2.2062 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 87,045 | 2.2075 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 162,179 | 2.2026 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 177,949 | 2.2005 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 200,000 | 2.1948 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 208,771 | 2.1993 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 215,443 | 2.2047 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 232,868 | 2.1998 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 250,000 | 2.2065 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 400 | 2.2018 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 7,000 | 2.2087 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 9,372 | 2.1947 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10,000 | 2.2003 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 15,700 | 2.1999 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 19,446 | 2.2086 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 25,000 | 2.2097 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 30,000 | 2.2022 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 59,927 | 2.2072 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 86,000 | 2.1997 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 100,500 | 2.1972 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 208,771 | 2.1993 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 209,966 | 2.1948 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 215,443 | 2.2047 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 232,868 | 2.1998 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 250,000 | 2.2065 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,000 | 2.1952 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 33,760 | 2.2046 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 32,758 | 2.2079 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 122,697 | 2.2077 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 931,722 | 2.2066 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 931,722 | 2.2066 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: | 14 Jul 2016 | ||
| Contact name: | Pinar Coktas | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 7116 1165 |
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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