5th May 2017 13:25
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 | WS ATKINS 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: | 04 May 2017 | |||
| (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: | 1,064,022 | 1.06% | 324,735 | 0.32% | |||||||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
| 90,426 | 0.09% | 907,741 | 0.91% | ||||||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 1,154,448 | 1.15% | 1,232,476 | 1.23% | |||||||
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 | ||||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 94 | 21.1140 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 108 | 21.1240 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 108 | 21.1040 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 108 | 21.1180 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 130 | 21.1500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 141 | 21.1150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 141 | 21.1300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 144 | 21.1400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 163 | 21.0700 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 235 | 21.0991 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 293 | 21.0798 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 488 | 21.1100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 566 | 21.1200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 588 | 21.1272 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 826 | 21.1000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 1,658 | 21.0879 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 2,414 | 21.1041 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 5,672 | 21.0915 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 11,054 | 21.1124 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Purchase | 19,467 | 21.0981 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 94 | 21.1140 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 108 | 21.1040 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 108 | 21.1180 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 108 | 21.1240 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 116 | 21.1309 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 130 | 21.1500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 141 | 21.1300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 144 | 21.1400 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 158 | 21.1286 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 528 | 21.1100 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 566 | 21.1200 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 826 | 21.1000 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,060 | 21.1086 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,075 | 21.1051 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,206 | 21.1150 GBP | ||||
| 5p ORD | Sale | 1,711 | 21.1125 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 1 | 21.1300 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 64 | 21.0798 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Long | 158 | 21.1286 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,011 | 21.1067 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,602 | 21.1230 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 80 | 21.0977 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 155 | 21.0998 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 879 | 21.0702 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 1,658 | 21.0879 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,774 | 21.0965 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,704 | 21.0727 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | CFD | Short | 4,432 | 21.0851 GBP | |||||
| 5p ORD | SWAP | Short | 18,054 | 21.1014 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: | 5 May 2017 | ||
| Contact name: | Hemika Mistry | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 7116 3891 |
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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