FORM 8.3 - LIBERTY GLOBAL 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 “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) | Â | Full name of discloser: | Â | Barclays PLC. | |
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(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||
 | positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |  | |||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC | |||
 | 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: | 18 Apr 2016 | |||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||
 | disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PLC |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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.
(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 | USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | |||||||||
 | Interests |  | Short Positions | ||||||||
 |  | Number |  | (%) | Number |  | (%) | ||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 244,434 | 0.10% | 111,967 | 0.04% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
35,400 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 20,700 | 0.01% | 66,200 | 0.03% | |||||||
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TOTAL: | 300,534 | 0.12% | 178,167 | 0.07% | |||||||
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Class of relevant security: | USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | ||||||||||
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 179,254 | 0.03% | 74,504 | 0.01% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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TOTAL: | 179,254 | 0.03% | 74,504 | 0.01% | |||||||
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Class of relevant security: | USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | ||||||||||
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 11,862 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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TOTAL: | 11,862 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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Class of relevant security: | USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | ||||||||||
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 0 | 0.00% | 211 | 0.00% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
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TOTAL: | 0 | 0.00% | 211 | 0.00% |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), 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 employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | Â |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | Â |
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant | Â | Purchase/sale | Â | Number of | Â | Price per unit | |
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 38.6900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 38.7100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 38.6850 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 38.9500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 37.8100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 38.7066 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 37.9066 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 4 | 37.9100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 5 | 37.9900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 18 | 38.9699 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 86 | 37.8904 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 38.0200 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 38.6600 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 38.0600 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 38.6550 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 38.6950 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 242 | 37.9773 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 307 | 37.9789 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 360 | 37.8600 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 389 | 38.7577 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 402 | 37.8825 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 529 | 38.7688 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 600 | 37.9600 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 600 | 37.8883 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 720 | 37.8400 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 856 | 38.6601 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,419 | 38.8410 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,456 | 37.9473 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,477 | 38.6658 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,500 | 37.8279 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,920 | 38.7157 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 2,000 | 38.0075 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 2,200 | 38.9372 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 2,210 | 37.8502 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 2,300 | 37.9666 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 2,954 | 38.6585 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 3,700 | 37.9404 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 3,775 | 37.9961 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 4,743 | 38.6987 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 6,411 | 38.6886 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 7,077 | 38.7121 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 7,364 | 38.7196 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 8,700 | 38.7455 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 9,128 | 38.7075 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 10,400 | 38.7889 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 14,199 | 38.7198 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 14,975 | 38.8115 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 15,131 | 37.9294 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 21,379 | 38.7400 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 27,080 | 37.7555 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 41,076 | 37.9367 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 46,442 | 38.7267 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 50,000 | 37.9174 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 66,682 | 38.7304 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 213,283 | 37.9500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1 | 38.9500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 2 | 37.8925 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 3 | 37.9033 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 4 | 37.8950 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 4 | 37.9150 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 89 | 38.7500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 100 | 37.8700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 100 | 38.0200 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 100 | 38.6700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 101 | 38.6380 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 110 | 37.8591 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 156 | 38.6300 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 200 | 37.9050 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 200 | 38.6500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 200 | 38.0600 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 200 | 38.0450 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 300 | 38.6791 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 300 | 38.7300 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 300 | 37.9908 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 300 | 38.8833 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 300 | 38.7600 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 302 | 38.6204 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 360 | 37.8600 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 400 | 38.6550 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 400 | 37.8425 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 400 | 37.9250 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 500 | 37.9360 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 520 | 37.9529 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 549 | 37.9625 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 751 | 37.8400 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 800 | 37.8506 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 800 | 37.8500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 800 | 38.6562 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 822 | 37.9864 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,061 | 38.9662 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,100 | 37.9231 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,100 | 37.9300 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,140 | 37.9089 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,200 | 38.6935 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,300 | 37.9446 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,300 | 37.7946 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,477 | 38.6658 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,477 | 38.6585 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,600 | 37.9126 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 2,000 | 38.8550 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 2,200 | 37.9736 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 2,201 | 37.9522 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 2,300 | 37.9421 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 2,527 | 38.8187 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 2,900 | 37.9652 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 3,200 | 37.9971 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 3,306 | 38.6703 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 3,446 | 37.8999 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 3,610 | 38.6927 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 4,300 | 38.8566 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 4,620 | 37.8926 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 5,177 | 38.6930 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 5,600 | 37.9317 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 6,300 | 38.7398 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 8,400 | 38.7406 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 14,422 | 37.9418 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 14,443 | 37.9222 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 14,496 | 38.8105 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 15,548 | 37.9058 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 24,463 | 38.7400 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 27,080 | 37.7555 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 33,737 | 38.7363 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 41,076 | 37.9367 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 50,000 | 38.7094 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 66,682 | 38.7304 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 214,154 | 37.9500 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Â |
Product description
e.g. CFD |
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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) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(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. |
 | Expiry date |  | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Â |
Product description
e.g. call option |
 | Exercising/ exercised against |  | Number of securities |  | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Â |
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion |
 | Details |  | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. 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: | Apr 19, 2016 | |
Contact name: | Pinar Coktas | |
Telephone number: | 020 7116 1165 |
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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Codeâ€)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings | Â | Barclays PLC. |
are being disclosed: | Â | |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC | |
relevant securities this from relates: | Â |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
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 | |||||||||||||
 |  |  | relates |  |  |  | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -100 | 37.5000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 8,500 | 47.5000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -9,800 | 40.0000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -4,800 | 37.5000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -21,000 | 27.5000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 100 | 40.0000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 1,400 | 37.5000 | American | May 20, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -200 | 35.0000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -600 | 37.5000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -400 | 32.5000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -100 | 47.5000 | American | May 20, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 300 | 45.0000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -400 | 40.0000 | American | May 20, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -100 | 37.5000 | American | May 20, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -2,500 | 27.5000 | American | Jan 19, 2018 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 1,600 | 37.5000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 1,000 | 42.5000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -1,000 | 17.5000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 2,400 | 35.0000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -21,000 | 37.5000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 5,400 | 42.5000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -4,200 | 35.0000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 |
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 cash-settled derivatives.
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 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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