Form 8.3 - STANDARD LIFE PLC
BARCLAYS PLC
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 “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) | Â | Full name of discloser: | Â | 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 | STANDARD LIFE 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: | 31 May 2017 | |||
(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? | ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT 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: | Â | Â | Â | 12 2/9 ORD | |||||||
Interests | Â | Short Positions | |||||||||
 |  | Number |  | (%) | Number |  | (%) | ||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 9,269,943 | 0.47% | 7,732,468 | 0.39% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
6,355,710 | 0.32% | 4,783,123 | 0.24% | ||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 15,625,653 | 0.79% | 12,515,591 | 0.63% |
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: | Â |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | Â |
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 | Â | Purchase/sale | Â | Number of | Â | Price per unit | |
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 69 | 3.8410 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 83 | 3.8520 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 150 | 3.8540 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 179 | 3.8692 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 210 | 3.8250 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 210 | 3.8290 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 221 | 3.8230 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 259 | 3.8330 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 266 | 3.8220 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 297 | 3.8470 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 332 | 3.8376 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 357 | 3.8510 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 385 | 3.8460 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 415 | 3.8282 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 649 | 3.8270 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 670 | 3.8440 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 750 | 3.8570 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 764 | 3.8495 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 866 | 3.8582 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 889 | 3.8420 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 895 | 3.8560 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 1,007 | 3.8491 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 1,070 | 3.8650 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 1,500 | 3.8304 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 1,699 | 3.8205 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 2,157 | 3.8425 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 2,357 | 3.8358 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 2,778 | 3.8489 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 3,439 | 3.8564 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 3,542 | 3.8354 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 3,603 | 3.8430 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 3,717 | 3.8507 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 4,107 | 3.8448 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 4,626 | 3.8475 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 6,472 | 3.8367 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 15,076 | 3.8300 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 19,275 | 3.8409 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 44,538 | 3.8350 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 65,540 | 3.8458 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 148,038 | 3.8485 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 154,621 | 3.8310 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 347,949 | 3.8280 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 69 | 3.8410 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 83 | 3.8520 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 150 | 3.8540 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 210 | 3.8250 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 210 | 3.8290 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 221 | 3.8230 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 259 | 3.8330 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 297 | 3.8470 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 357 | 3.8510 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 385 | 3.8460 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 649 | 3.8270 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 670 | 3.8440 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 750 | 3.8570 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 764 | 3.8495 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 889 | 3.8420 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 890 | 3.8560 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 994 | 3.8306 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 1,070 | 3.8650 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 1,378 | 3.8300 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 1,696 | 3.8580 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 1,699 | 3.8205 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 2,000 | 3.8579 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 2,153 | 3.8257 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 2,157 | 3.8425 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 3,603 | 3.8430 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 3,665 | 3.8485 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 6,035 | 3.8539 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 9,542 | 3.8286 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 9,827 | 3.8280 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 38,098 | 3.8403 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 61,359 | 3.8474 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 79,206 | 3.8362 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 82,861 | 3.8281 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 97,083 | 3.8282 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 273,979 | 3.8329 GBP |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of | Â | Product | Â | Nature of dealing | Â | Number of | Â | Price per | |
relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 554 | 3.8444 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,697 | 3.8332 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 4,642 | 3.8313 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 7,041 | 3.8219 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Long | 9,652 | 3.8274 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 18,336 | 3.8565 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 28,880 | 3.8552 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 56,810 | 3.8299 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 62,344 | 3.8280 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 155,668 | 3.8368 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 179 | 3.8692 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 332 | 3.8376 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 415 | 3.8282 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 866 | 3.8582 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 1,500 | 3.8304 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 3,439 | 3.8564 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,057 | 3.8474 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 9,068 | 3.8235 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 12,320 | 3.8300 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 16,025 | 3.8667 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 24,832 | 3.8600 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 26,256 | 3.8348 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 38,455 | 3.8318 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 59,745 | 3.8430 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 63,610 | 3.8549 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 267,449 | 3.8280 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Â | Product description e.g. call option | Â | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Â | Number of securities to which option relates | Â | Exercise price per unit | Â |
Type
e.g. American, European etc. |
 | Expiry date |  | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Â |
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 | Â |
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? | Â | NO | |
Date of disclosure: | 1 Jun 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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