21st Jul 2016 15:18
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 | RPC 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: | 20 July 2016 | |||
| (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? | BRITISH POLYTHENE 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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 4,074,016 | 1.29% | 1,213,066 | 0.39% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 706,612 | 0.22% | 3,081,626 | 0.98% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 4,780,628 | 1.52% | 4,294,692 | 1.36% |
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 | 136 | 8.4550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 201 | 8.4925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 353 | 8.4900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 443 | 8.5350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 443 | 8.5400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 443 | 8.5391 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 443 | 8.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 500 | 8.3400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 951 | 8.5064 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,739 | 8.4685 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,711 | 8.4445 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,253 | 8.4819 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,167 | 8.4782 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,591 | 8.4633 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,261 | 8.4571 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,748 | 8.4815 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,030 | 8.5118 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,261 | 8.4861 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17,457 | 8.4813 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 61,413 | 8.4774 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 68 | 8.4550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 190 | 8.4950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 201 | 8.4925 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 353 | 8.4900 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 443 | 8.5400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 443 | 8.5350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 443 | 8.5300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 500 | 8.3400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 510 | 8.4946 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 963 | 8.4940 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,651 | 8.4658 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,167 | 8.4733 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,666 | 8.4876 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,069 | 8.4417 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,603 | 8.5262 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,716 | 8.4844 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 15,846 | 8.4629 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 27,441 | 8.5048 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 35,489 | 8.4883 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 50,000 | 8.5413 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 83,894 | 8.4768 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 510 | 8.4945 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 601 | 8.4543 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 963 | 8.4940 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,167 | 8.4733 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,934 | 8.4476 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,069 | 8.4417 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,459 | 8.4249 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,603 | 8.5262 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 4,485 | 8.4613 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 14,626 | 8.4710 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 15,341 | 8.4859 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 17,256 | 8.5047 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 27,441 | 8.5048 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 50,000 | 8.5413 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 8 | 8.3100 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 400 | 8.3000 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 427 | 8.4653 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 951 | 8.5064 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,557 | 8.5361 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 3,333 | 8.4659 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 4,026 | 8.4863 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 9,752 | 8.4675 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 14,834 | 8.4866 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 15,030 | 8.5118 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: | 21 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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