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	20 October 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:		149,141		0.34%		320,771		0.74%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		70,744		0.16%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		133,333		0.31%		133,333		0.31%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)		TOTAL:
				353,218		0.81%		454,104		1.04%

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		1		20.1100 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		19.9440 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		19.9950 USD
ORD		Purchase		137		20.1427 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		20.0100 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		20.1050 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		20.1350 USD
ORD		Purchase		200		20.1450 USD
ORD		Purchase		300		19.9566 USD
ORD		Purchase		474		20.1364 USD
ORD		Purchase		900		20.0511 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,312		20.1166 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,400		20.0800 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,500		20.0743 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,600		20.6152 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,100		19.8604 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,143		19.8441 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,699		20.1481 USD
ORD		Purchase		3,200		20.0809 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,473		20.1083 USD
ORD		Purchase		18,600		20.1394 USD
ORD		Purchase		20,966		20.0647 USD
ORD		Sale		100		19.8300 USD
ORD		Sale		100		19.8500 USD
ORD		Sale		100		19.9950 USD
ORD		Sale		100		20.0000 USD
ORD		Sale		100		20.0400 USD
ORD		Sale		100		20.1300 USD
ORD		Sale		200		20.0350 USD
ORD		Sale		300		19.6833 USD
ORD		Sale		300		19.8416 USD
ORD		Sale		300		19.9566 USD
ORD		Sale		300		19.9700 USD
ORD		Sale		400		19.8450 USD
ORD		Sale		400		20.0100 USD
ORD		Sale		400		20.0512 USD
ORD		Sale		443		20.0745 USD
ORD		Sale		900		19.8177 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		19.8445 USD
ORD		Sale		1,100		20.0872 USD
ORD		Sale		1,300		20.0838 USD
ORD		Sale		1,400		20.0800 USD
ORD		Sale		2,143		19.8441 USD
ORD		Sale		3,200		20.6152 USD
ORD		Sale		7,359		20.1045 USD
ORD		Sale		18,300		20.1367 USD
ORD		Sale		18,600		20.1394 USD
ORD		Sale		21,311		20.0683 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		2,143		19.8142 USD
ORD		SWAP		Long		18,600		20.1094 USD

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Â

Product

Â

Writing,

Â

Number

Â

Exercise

Â

Type

Â

Expiry

Â

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

Â

Â

Â

relates

Â

Â

Â

Â

ORD

Â

Purchasing

44,444

11.782 USD

Europe

20 Oct 2011 00:00:00

TRANSFER

ORD

Â

Selling

44,444

14.728 USD

Europe

20 Oct 2011 00:00:00

TRANSFER

(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:		21 Oct 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

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

12.6300

European

6 Jan 2012

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.