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) Full name of discloser: | Â |
Barclays PLC. |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed,
if different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities
this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
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STANDARD LIFE PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | Â | Â |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
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1 June 2017 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A†|
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YES 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Â | Short Positions | Â | ||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 9,568,855 | 0.48% | 7,452,552 | 0.38% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
3,901,405 | 0.20% | 2,908,797 | 0.15% | ||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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(4) | |||||||||||
TOTAL: | 13,470,260 | 0.68% | 10,361,349 | 0.52% |
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
(a) | Â | Purchases and sales | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 18 | 3.8375 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 108 | 3.8385 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 210 | 3.8345 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 228 | 3.8347 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 333 | 3.8310 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 364 | 3.8320 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 390 | 3.8210 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 532 | 3.8365 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 546 | 3.8325 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 580 | 3.8335 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 825 | 3.8512 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 860 | 3.8170 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 875 | 3.8285 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 906 | 3.8275 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 995 | 3.8252 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 1,179 | 3.8190 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 1,401 | 3.8195 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 2,322 | 3.8175 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 2,691 | 3.8185 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 4,895 | 3.8319 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 7,553 | 3.8353 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 11,206 | 3.8405 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 15,798 | 3.8384 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 17,050 | 3.8391 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 20,005 | 3.8396 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 28,319 | 3.8219 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 32,439 | 3.8500 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 86,314 | 3.8356 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 258,055 | 3.8387 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Purchase | 269,095 | 3.8510 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 18 | 3.8375 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 162 | 3.8320 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 210 | 3.8345 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 302 | 3.8365 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 390 | 3.8210 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 521 | 3.8213 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 546 | 3.8325 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 580 | 3.8335 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 779 | 3.8506 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 875 | 3.8285 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 906 | 3.8275 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 914 | 3.8338 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 1,011 | 3.8321 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 1,022 | 3.8387 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 1,179 | 3.8190 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 1,401 | 3.8195 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 1,720 | 3.8170 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 2,270 | 3.8442 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 2,322 | 3.8175 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 2,691 | 3.8185 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 2,725 | 3.8329 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 4,858 | 3.8510 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 4,870 | 3.8455 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 7,222 | 3.8480 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 11,452 | 3.8227 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 17,052 | 3.8237 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 25,429 | 3.8511 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 26,008 | 3.8436 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 27,706 | 3.8398 GBP | ||||
12 2/9 ORD | Sale | 40,123 | 3.8472 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 | CFD | Long | 302 | 3.8365 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Long | 521 | 3.8213 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Long | 779 | 3.8506 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 1,200 | 3.8405 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 2,324 | 3.8396 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 3,249 | 3.8437 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Long | 4,240 | 3.8384 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 5,536 | 3.8354 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 6,536 | 3.8471 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 12,100 | 3.8459 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Long | 21,632 | 3.8417 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 76 | 3.8280 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 825 | 3.8512 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 995 | 3.8252 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 1,563 | 3.8366 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 5,227 | 3.8295 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 5,833 | 3.8240 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 7,553 | 3.8353 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 9,726 | 3.8329 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 13,161 | 3.8326 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 20,005 | 3.8396 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 32,405 | 3.8342 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 49,979 | 3.8343 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 54,623 | 3.8458 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 69,685 | 3.8388 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 91,227 | 3.8339 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | CFD | Short | 275,515 | 3.8510 GBP | |||||
12 2/9 ORD | SWAP | Short | 275,515 | 3.8510 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: | Â |
2 June 2017 |
Contact name: |
Hemika Mistry |
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Telephone number: |
020 7116 3891 |
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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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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