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 |
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 | 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: | 21 Mar 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: | 219,284 | 0.09% | 121,240 | 0.05% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
88,000 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 120,800 | 0.05% | 322,600 | 0.13% | |||||||
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TOTAL: | 428,084 | 0.17% | 443,840 | 0.18% | |||||||
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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: | 179,400 | 0.03% | 55,095 | 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: | 179,400 | 0.03% | 55,095 | 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: | 11,905 | 0.09% | 6,409 | 0.05% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
6,400 | 0.05% | 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: | 18,305 | 0.14% | 6,409 | 0.05% | |||||||
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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: | 660 | 0.00% | 14 | 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: | 660 | 0.00% | 14 | 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 C ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 37.0700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 37.1125 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 37.1016 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 37.7000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 37.6900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 36.8100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 38.0000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 38.0499 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 36.8700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 101 | 38.0302 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 154 | 37.9100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 37.6150 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 38.0250 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 37.7950 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 37.1050 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 38.0341 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 37.1066 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 37.8100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 35.2700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 400 | 35.2050 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 400 | 36.9625 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 401 | 38.0300 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 460 | 36.9212 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 38.0480 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 500 | 37.0940 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 600 | 37.7166 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 601 | 38.0233 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 749 | 37.1033 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 774 | 35.2276 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 849 | 37.0900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 900 | 38.0577 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 946 | 38.0002 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 35.2200 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,149 | 38.0397 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,178 | 37.6287 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,200 | 38.0152 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,400 | 36.8929 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,600 | 37.9953 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,800 | 37.0475 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,800 | 37.8812 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 3,000 | 37.0795 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 3,063 | 37.1021 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 3,101 | 38.0332 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 3,872 | 38.0256 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 3,872 | 38.0387 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 3,982 | 37.9673 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 4,200 | 37.0757 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 5,101 | 37.1000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 8,834 | 37.9783 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 9,179 | 37.0930 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 20,726 | 36.9413 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 40,311 | 37.0802 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 265,405 | 37.1500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1 | 37.0750 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 59 | 37.8900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 100 | 36.8300 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 100 | 37.1900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 100 | 37.8100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 100 | 37.7915 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 154 | 37.9100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 180 | 38.0388 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 200 | 37.8650 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 200 | 37.2000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 200 | 35.2500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 200 | 37.7950 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 200 | 36.9900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 281 | 36.9440 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 300 | 37.7633 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 300 | 35.2000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 300 | 37.9833 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 371 | 37.7596 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 400 | 37.8000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 400 | 38.0950 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 490 | 37.9755 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 500 | 35.2200 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 500 | 37.0920 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 600 | 37.9100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 650 | 36.9923 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 693 | 37.9397 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 700 | 38.0035 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 749 | 37.1033 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 749 | 37.0900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 832 | 38.0071 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 900 | 38.0038 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 900 | 37.9680 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 987 | 37.9725 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,049 | 37.1023 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,100 | 38.0127 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,100 | 37.0790 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,300 | 37.8223 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,300 | 36.8976 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,474 | 35.2301 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,619 | 36.9691 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,800 | 37.0902 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 2,078 | 37.6562 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 2,600 | 36.9803 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 3,000 | 37.0538 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 3,100 | 37.0771 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 3,314 | 36.9795 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 3,700 | 37.0735 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 3,872 | 38.0256 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 3,872 | 38.0387 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 4,000 | 37.9757 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 4,472 | 38.0380 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 7,829 | 38.0004 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 11,162 | 36.8993 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 54,854 | 37.0858 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 265,405 | 37.1500 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: | Mar 22, 2016 | |
Contact name: | Femi Badmos | |
Telephone number: | 020 35551125 |
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 | Written | 200 | 40.0000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 1,000 | 42.5000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -16,200 | 37.5000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -400 | 32.5000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -18,700 | 45.0000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -9,800 | 40.0000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -44,700 | 40.0000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Purchased | -1,000 | 17.5000 | 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 | Call Options | Written | -22,500 | 42.5000 | American | Apr 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 | -156,800 | 47.5000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 2,000 | 30.0000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 32,400 | 40.0000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 600 | 35.0000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -21,000 | 37.5000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 1,700 | 32.5000 | American | Apr 15, 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 | -4,500 | 35.0000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 79,500 | 52.5000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Purchased | 3,200 | 42.5000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Put Options | Written | 200 | 37.5000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -600 | 37.5000 | American | Jul 15, 2016 |
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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