Form 8.3 - Colfax Corporation

Form 8.3 - Colfax Corporation

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   Barclays PLC.
  are being disclosed:  
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose COLFAX CORPORATION
  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: 3 November 2011
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are YES:
they today disclosing, under the Code in respect CHARTER INTERNATIONAL PLC
  of any other party to this offer?  

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:     ORD            
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 47,879 0.11% 455,332 1.04%
           
(2) Derivatives (other than
options): 301,447 0.69% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 133,333 0.31% 133,333 0.31%
           
(4) TOTAL:
482,659 1.11% 588,665 1.35%

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:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

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   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
ORD Purchase 100 26.5600 USD
ORD Purchase 100 26.6400 USD
ORD Purchase 100 27.0900 USD
ORD Purchase 100 27.0920 USD
ORD Purchase 100 27.1000 USD
ORD Purchase 100 27.3400 USD
ORD Purchase 100 27.3900 USD
ORD Purchase 200 26.6750 USD
ORD Purchase 200 26.7450 USD
ORD Purchase 200 27.2150 USD
ORD Purchase 295 27.1206 USD
ORD Purchase 300 25.9300 USD
ORD Purchase 300 27.2500 USD
ORD Purchase 300 27.2940 USD
ORD Purchase 400 26.8200 USD
ORD Purchase 400 27.2825 USD
ORD Purchase 400 27.3600 USD
ORD Purchase 400 27.6000 USD
ORD Purchase 483 26.5330 USD
ORD Purchase 500 26.9300 USD
ORD Purchase 500 27.5800 USD
ORD Purchase 600 26.7550 USD
ORD Purchase 600 27.4533 USD
ORD Purchase 955 26.9301 USD
ORD Purchase 1,000 26.9005 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 26.5462 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 26.7357 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 27.0683 USD
ORD Purchase 1,300 26.9143 USD
ORD Purchase 1,400 27.6035 USD
ORD Purchase 1,500 26.7100 USD
ORD Purchase 1,500 27.0822 USD
ORD Purchase 1,552 26.6291 USD
ORD Purchase 1,619 26.6426 USD
ORD Purchase 2,056 26.1658 USD
ORD Purchase 2,100 26.8624 USD
ORD Purchase 2,200 26.8518 USD
ORD Purchase 2,500 27.1121 USD
ORD Purchase 2,564 26.4442 USD
ORD Purchase 2,653 26.6326 USD
ORD Purchase 2,700 27.2925 USD
ORD Purchase 3,600 27.1969 USD
ORD Purchase 3,800 26.5374 USD
ORD Purchase 5,200 26.6189 USD
ORD Purchase 6,747 26.6930 USD
ORD Purchase 7,011 27.1989 USD
ORD Purchase 7,600 27.4620 USD
ORD Purchase 8,300 26.8031 USD
ORD Purchase 8,835 26.6034 USD
ORD Purchase 12,337 26.4312 USD
ORD Purchase 15,168 26.9296 USD
ORD Purchase 15,657 26.7417 USD
ORD Purchase 49,342 26.2464 USD
ORD Sale 29 26.2706 USD
ORD Sale 72 25.4500 USD
ORD Sale 95 25.7535 USD
ORD Sale 100 26.6400 USD
ORD Sale 100 27.0920 USD
ORD Sale 100 27.1000 USD
ORD Sale 200 27.3600 USD
ORD Sale 200 27.7700 USD
ORD Sale 300 25.9300 USD
ORD Sale 300 27.2940 USD
ORD Sale 321 26.5092 USD
ORD Sale 500 26.5400 USD
ORD Sale 500 27.5800 USD
ORD Sale 600 27.4533 USD
ORD Sale 700 26.9900 USD
ORD Sale 700 27.3535 USD
ORD Sale 823 25.9890 USD
ORD Sale 1,000 26.9110 USD
ORD Sale 1,000 27.4565 USD
ORD Sale 1,000 27.6620 USD
ORD Sale 1,200 27.0683 USD
ORD Sale 1,300 26.7100 USD
ORD Sale 1,485 25.7587 USD
ORD Sale 1,739 25.8300 USD
ORD Sale 1,800 27.5138 USD
ORD Sale 2,100 26.8624 USD
ORD Sale 2,111 25.6467 USD
ORD Sale 3,100 27.3935 USD
ORD Sale 3,387 25.6726 USD
ORD Sale 3,437 25.7812 USD
ORD Sale 3,900 27.0955 USD
ORD Sale 6,911 27.2030 USD
ORD Sale 7,100 26.6212 USD
ORD Sale 7,334 26.9321 USD
ORD Sale 7,876 26.9265 USD
ORD Sale 8,100 27.3190 USD
ORD Sale 9,700 26.8191 USD
ORD Sale 13,255 26.7707 USD
ORD Sale 28,838 26.3774 USD
ORD Sale 40,863 26.6689 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. CFD

  Nature of dealing

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

  Number of reference securities   Price per unit

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.g. call option   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.   Number of securities to which option relates   Exercise price per unit   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security   Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

  Details   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?  

YES

Date of disclosure:  

4 Nov 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

143221.01

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 the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:  
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose COLFAX CORPORATION
relevant securities this from relates:  

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
      relates      
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

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