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 are being disclosed:   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

   
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

 

COLFAX CORPORATION

(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:  

16 Nov 2011

(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?  

YES:

CHARTER INTERNATIONAL PLC

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: 220,962 0.51% 521,447 1.20%
           
(2) Derivatives (other than
options): 308,047 0.71% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 133,333 0.31% 133,333 0.31%
           
(4) TOTAL:
662,342 1.52% 654,780 1.50%

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 30.0080 USD
ORD Purchase 100 30.9160 USD
ORD Purchase 100 32.2200 USD
ORD Purchase 200 30.8910 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.5700 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.6480 USD
ORD Purchase 200 32.2000 USD
ORD Purchase 300 30.6633 USD
ORD Purchase 300 31.3383 USD
ORD Purchase 300 31.4166 USD
ORD Purchase 320 32.1381 USD
ORD Purchase 400 29.4500 USD
ORD Purchase 400 30.4500 USD
ORD Purchase 400 31.4875 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.0570 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.9760 USD
ORD Purchase 600 30.8850 USD
ORD Purchase 600 31.1783 USD
ORD Purchase 700 31.0000 USD
ORD Purchase 800 31.1293 USD
ORD Purchase 900 30.8888 USD
ORD Purchase 900 30.9882 USD
ORD Purchase 900 31.0344 USD
ORD Purchase 1,000 30.2840 USD
ORD Purchase 1,000 30.5050 USD
ORD Purchase 1,000 31.0183 USD
ORD Purchase 1,100 31.8390 USD
ORD Purchase 1,172 31.4844 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 30.8733 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 31.1079 USD
ORD Purchase 1,700 31.0237 USD
ORD Purchase 2,700 30.8411 USD
ORD Purchase 2,700 31.0720 USD
ORD Purchase 3,000 31.4303 USD
ORD Purchase 5,385 31.8141 USD
ORD Purchase 6,500 32.0808 USD
ORD Purchase 8,900 31.5147 USD
ORD Purchase 9,600 31.6771 USD
ORD Purchase 10,144 30.9955 USD
ORD Purchase 10,600 31.5570 USD
ORD Purchase 15,900 31.1711 USD
ORD Purchase 31,392 31.1350 USD
ORD Purchase 33,747 31.2116 USD
ORD Sale 71 29.9700 USD
ORD Sale 100 30.0080 USD
ORD Sale 100 30.9100 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.8300 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.8800 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.0600 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.1800 USD
ORD Sale 117 30.8543 USD
ORD Sale 200 30.8910 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.4940 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.5700 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.6480 USD
ORD Sale 200 32.2300 USD
ORD Sale 300 30.6633 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.2666 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.4166 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.6300 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.8466 USD
ORD Sale 362 31.4019 USD
ORD Sale 400 30.4500 USD
ORD Sale 400 30.6920 USD
ORD Sale 400 31.0600 USD
ORD Sale 400 31.4875 USD
ORD Sale 400 31.7800 USD
ORD Sale 400 32.1400 USD
ORD Sale 500 30.8480 USD
ORD Sale 500 32.4800 USD
ORD Sale 529 30.7963 USD
ORD Sale 600 29.9216 USD
ORD Sale 600 30.8850 USD
ORD Sale 600 31.5550 USD
ORD Sale 650 32.0430 USD
ORD Sale 700 32.0792 USD
ORD Sale 800 30.8993 USD
ORD Sale 800 31.0000 USD
ORD Sale 800 31.1293 USD
ORD Sale 800 32.0962 USD
ORD Sale 900 30.9882 USD
ORD Sale 1,000 31.9230 USD
ORD Sale 1,130 31.3249 USD
ORD Sale 1,178 30.7568 USD
ORD Sale 1,200 31.1079 USD
ORD Sale 1,300 30.8784 USD
ORD Sale 2,191 30.8757 USD
ORD Sale 2,200 30.4518 USD
ORD Sale 2,200 31.1615 USD
ORD Sale 2,369 31.2292 USD
ORD Sale 3,283 31.2625 USD
ORD Sale 3,500 31.4377 USD
ORD Sale 3,750 32.0760 USD
ORD Sale 3,838 31.3304 USD
ORD Sale 4,499 31.1477 USD
ORD Sale 4,885 31.8104 USD
ORD Sale 4,900 31.0669 USD
ORD Sale 5,385 31.7982 USD
ORD Sale 6,300 31.6020 USD
ORD Sale 6,833 30.4634 USD
ORD Sale 8,100 30.9693 USD
ORD Sale 8,900 31.5147 USD
ORD Sale 15,125 31.0716 USD
ORD Sale 15,900 31.1711 USD
ORD Sale 27,053 31.3851 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:  

17 Nov 2011

Contact name:   Geoff Smith
Telephone number:   020 7116 2913

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:  

Barclays PLC.

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

COLFAX CORPORATION

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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Barclays (BARC)
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