Form 8.3 - COLFAX CORPORATION PLC

Form 8.3 - COLFAX CORPORATION 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 “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed:	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	Â	Â
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Â	COLFAX CORPORATION 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:	Â	28 September 2011
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?	Â	YES: CHARTER INTERNATIONAL PLC   Â

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		59,810		0.14%		277,645		0.64%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		266,666		0.61%		266,666		0.61%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)		TOTAL:
				326,476		0.75%		544,311		1.25%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

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.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		18		21.2300 USD
ORD		Purchase		37		21.8900 USD
ORD		Purchase		60		20.8300 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		20.8200 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		20.9990 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.0100 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.1600 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.3830 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.4400 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		20.6300 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		21.0340 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		21.3500 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		21.5800 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		21.6200 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		20.9950 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		21.0000 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		21.0200 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		21.1800 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		21.3266 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		20.5800 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		21.2183 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		21.4200 USD
ORD		Purchase		632		21.3088 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		20.7500 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		21.0028 USD
ORD		Purchase		800		21.3600 USD
ORD		Purchase		900		21.0355 USD
ORD		Purchase		900		21.2666 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,318		21.3985 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,104		21.2577 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,200		21.1618 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,396		21.2673 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,428		21.4218 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,500		21.2162 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,500		21.2182 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,500		21.2250 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,634		21.4804 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,800		21.0189 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,558		21.3777 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,700		21.2910 USD
ORD		Purchase		9,756		21.2646 USD
ORD		Purchase		11,420		21.3506 USD
ORD		Purchase		20,986		21.4173 USD
ORD		Purchase		22,064		21.1164 USD
ORD		Sale		15		21.3400 USD
ORD		Sale		37		21.8900 USD
ORD		Sale		60		20.8300 USD
ORD		Sale		100		20.7300 USD
ORD		Sale		100		20.9950 USD
ORD		Sale		100		20.9990 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.0100 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.0400 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.0450 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.0600 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.1600 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.2241 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.3100 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.3300 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.3830 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.7900 USD
ORD		Sale		200		20.5800 USD
ORD		Sale		200		21.0050 USD
ORD		Sale		200		21.1250 USD
ORD		Sale		200		21.1550 USD
ORD		Sale		200		21.2183 USD
ORD		Sale		200		21.3000 USD
ORD		Sale		200		21.5800 USD
ORD		Sale		200		21.6200 USD
ORD		Sale		300		21.0200 USD
ORD		Sale		300		21.0666 USD
ORD		Sale		400		20.9500 USD
ORD		Sale		400		21.0950 USD
ORD		Sale		400		21.7875 USD
ORD		Sale		500		20.9960 USD
ORD		Sale		700		20.7500 USD
ORD		Sale		700		21.0878 USD
ORD		Sale		800		21.1418 USD
ORD		Sale		900		21.0355 USD
ORD		Sale		900		21.4433 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		21.4710 USD
ORD		Sale		1,600		21.1687 USD
ORD		Sale		1,600		21.1943 USD
ORD		Sale		1,650		21.0254 USD
ORD		Sale		2,724		21.3198 USD
ORD		Sale		3,000		20.9438 USD
ORD		Sale		3,117		21.3256 USD
ORD		Sale		3,693		21.4852 USD
ORD		Sale		5,464		21.3805 USD
ORD		Sale		6,100		21.2276 USD
ORD		Sale		6,647		21.3123 USD
ORD		Sale		6,914		21.0642 USD
ORD		Sale		9,677		21.2898 USD
ORD		Sale		10,900		21.2158 USD
ORD		Sale		15,458		21.3030 USD
ORD		Sale		28,316		21.4177 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. CFD

Â

Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Â

Number of reference securities

Â

Price per unit

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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.

Â

Expiry date

Â

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security

Â

Product description e.g. call option

Â

Number of securities

Â

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Â

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Â

Details

Â

Price per unit (if applicable)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

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: 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

YES Â

Date of disclosure:	Â	29 Sep 2011 Â
Contact name:	Â	Geoff Smith
Telephone number:	Â	020 7116 2913

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 [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of person whose open positions are being disclosed:	Â	Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:		COLFAX CORPORATION PLC

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class

Â

Product

Â

Writing,

Â

Number

Â

Exercise

Â

Type

Â

Expiry

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

security

varying etc

to which

option

Â

Â

Â

relates

Â

Â

Â

ORD

Put Options

Written

-133,333

11.7820

European

20 Oct 2011

ORD

Put Options

Written

-133,333

12.6300

European

6 Jan 2012

ORD

Call Options

Purchased

133,333

14.7280

European

20 Oct 2011

ORD

Call Options

Purchased

133,333

15.7900

European

6 Jan 2012

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences (“CFDs”) or spread bets.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.