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	29 September 2011 Â
(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:		59,431		0.14%		266,205		0.61%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		16,279		0.04%		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:
				342,376		0.79%		532,871		1.22%

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		100		21.3000 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.3700 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.4250 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.4600 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.4910 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		21.6470 USD
ORD		Purchase		105		21.3161 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		21.4200 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		21.4700 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		21.2880 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		21.4033 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		21.5700 USD
ORD		Purchase		337		21.4836 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		21.3850 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		21.5650 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		21.5825 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		21.6175 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		21.5160 USD
ORD		Purchase		500		21.5450 USD
ORD		Purchase		600		21.4900 USD
ORD		Purchase		600		21.5400 USD
ORD		Purchase		600		21.5466 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		21.6157 USD
ORD		Purchase		795		21.4764 USD
ORD		Purchase		800		21.1610 USD
ORD		Purchase		818		21.4965 USD
ORD		Purchase		900		21.3211 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,200		21.2995 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,200		21.4932 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,229		21.5181 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,400		21.4850 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,500		21.3606 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,800		21.3783 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,800		21.4294 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,983		21.5898 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,100		21.3653 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,222		21.4736 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,234		21.6642 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,400		21.5529 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,524		21.6218 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,188		21.5586 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,400		21.4588 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,500		21.3804 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,800		21.5821 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,974		21.4589 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,000		21.5515 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,800		21.2879 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,700		21.5048 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,900		21.4402 USD
ORD		Purchase		13,461		21.5676 USD
ORD		Purchase		16,279		21.6553 USD
ORD		Purchase		19,277		21.4943 USD
ORD		Purchase		53,649		21.4455 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.3300 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.4250 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.4910 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.5150 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.6150 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.6470 USD
ORD		Sale		100		21.7200 USD
ORD		Sale		200		21.2800 USD
ORD		Sale		200		21.6900 USD
ORD		Sale		300		21.2880 USD
ORD		Sale		300		21.5813 USD
ORD		Sale		300		21.6600 USD
ORD		Sale		300		21.6733 USD
ORD		Sale		337		21.4836 USD
ORD		Sale		400		21.3400 USD
ORD		Sale		400		21.3850 USD
ORD		Sale		400		21.4675 USD
ORD		Sale		400		21.5152 USD
ORD		Sale		400		21.5525 USD
ORD		Sale		400		21.5650 USD
ORD		Sale		500		21.5400 USD
ORD		Sale		500		21.6880 USD
ORD		Sale		600		21.6500 USD
ORD		Sale		600		21.6683 USD
ORD		Sale		700		21.6157 USD
ORD		Sale		700		21.6971 USD
ORD		Sale		734		21.6741 USD
ORD		Sale		800		21.1610 USD
ORD		Sale		900		21.2055 USD
ORD		Sale		900		21.3711 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		21.3062 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		21.6460 USD
ORD		Sale		1,400		21.3392 USD
ORD		Sale		1,400		21.6167 USD
ORD		Sale		1,779		21.6416 USD
ORD		Sale		1,800		21.6875 USD
ORD		Sale		1,900		21.5084 USD
ORD		Sale		2,100		21.6557 USD
ORD		Sale		2,200		21.6427 USD
ORD		Sale		2,500		21.6828 USD
ORD		Sale		3,430		21.5903 USD
ORD		Sale		3,900		21.6382 USD
ORD		Sale		4,000		21.5007 USD
ORD		Sale		10,110		21.5776 USD
ORD		Sale		23,424		21.5618 USD
ORD		Sale		100,000		21.4429 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		SWAP		Long		16,279		21.6201 USD

(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
Date of disclosure:		30 Sep 2011
Contact name:		Geoff Smith
Telephone number:		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].

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

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   Â

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.