6th Jul 2016 13:12
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: | 05 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: | 3,821,395 | 1.21% | 1,253,407 | 0.40% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 1,070,696 | 0.34% | 2,912,658 | 0.93% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 4,892,091 | 1.55% | 4,166,065 | 1.32% | |||||||
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 | 61 | 7.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 102 | 7.6505 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 317 | 7.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 425 | 7.5800 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 489 | 7.6415 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 597 | 7.7000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 601 | 7.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 723 | 7.6587 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 894 | 7.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,005 | 7.6933 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,074 | 7.6550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,183 | 7.6521 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,237 | 7.6700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,259 | 7.6450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,531 | 7.6856 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,581 | 7.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,324 | 7.6867 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 7,949 | 7.6106 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,399 | 7.6043 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,916 | 7.6504 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,741 | 7.6409 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 27,520 | 7.6049 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 31,605 | 7.6253 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 31,763 | 7.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 43,383 | 7.6871 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 61 | 7.6350 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 96 | 7.6450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 154 | 7.6400 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 216 | 7.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 317 | 7.6300 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 357 | 7.6767 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 382 | 7.6660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 702 | 7.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 832 | 7.6978 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 894 | 7.6750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 980 | 7.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,015 | 7.6700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,200 | 7.6831 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,409 | 7.6915 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,821 | 7.6512 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,403 | 7.6547 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,745 | 7.6754 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 11,689 | 7.6584 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 14,942 | 7.6960 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 32,725 | 7.6139 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 43,364 | 7.6845 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 | 357 | 7.6766 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 601 | 7.5644 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 832 | 7.6978 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,256 | 7.6692 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,266 | 7.6335 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,362 | 7.7001 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 6,000 | 7.6819 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,107 | 7.6565 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 14,942 | 7.6960 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 100 | 7.5751 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 489 | 7.6415 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 723 | 7.6587 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 1,531 | 7.6856 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 5,324 | 7.6867 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,338 | 7.5925 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 9,213 | 7.6052 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 11,494 | 7.6156 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 20,233 | 7.6377 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 24,741 | 7.6409 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 43,383 | 7.6871 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: | 6 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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