FORM 8.3 - Liberty Global Plc

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 “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)   Full name of discloser:   Barclays PLC.
     
(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: 22 Feb 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:       USD 0.01 Class A ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 266,384 0.11% 135,007 0.05%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
124,700 0.05% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 149,400 0.06% 312,700 0.12%
           
 
TOTAL: 540,484 0.21% 447,707 0.18%
Class of relevant security:       USD 0.01 Class C ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 154,616 0.03% 15,690 0.00%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 154,616 0.03% 15,690 0.00%
Class of relevant security:       USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 11,875 0.09% 8,235 0.07%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
8,235 0.07% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 20,110 0.16% 8,235 0.07%
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% 16 0.00%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 0 0.00% 16 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:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

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   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7 37.9100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 12 37.4466 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 54 36.8100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 54 37.1400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 55 36.6400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 82 38.1000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 88 37.7400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.1700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.1582 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 35.7600 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 33.6100 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 33.3499 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 33.2900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 38.2500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 38.2000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 37.2250 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 114 38.2399 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 120 37.7375 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 187 37.9300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 37.2150 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 37.2197 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 33.3250 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 200 33.5400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 217 38.2600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 276 37.5217 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 282 33.4726 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 37.2216 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 37.2233 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 400 33.1900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 400 38.2425 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 460 33.1130 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 460 35.8500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 470 37.0900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 500 37.6560 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 600 33.2516 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 600 37.2187 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 615 36.8215 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 650 35.9730 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 688 35.8156 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 789 36.4394 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 800 36.7500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 800 37.7187 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 989 35.8042 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,000 35.8270 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,000 37.8100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,000 38.1515 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 1,000 33.1940 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,000 36.9191 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,026 37.2219 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,123 37.7686 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,200 37.7816 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 1,400 33.3050 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,410 37.1304 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,455 37.7962 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,700 38.1764 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,600 38.1957 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,600 37.7651 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 2,750 35.8381 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,000 38.2200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,293 37.2200 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,700 36.8297 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,800 38.2050 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,900 37.7692 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,500 38.1913 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 5,100 36.8115 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,900 37.8252 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6,300 37.9663 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 6,300 36.9922 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 6,846 37.7396 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 7,143 37.6646 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,196 36.4804 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,754 36.4751 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 8,800 36.7629 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 8,960 37.7865 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 10,333 35.8393 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 12,529 36.6541 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 13,300 36.8007 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 14,009 36.7122 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 16,603 37.6370 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 16,708 37.9305 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 23,058 36.5826 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 35,900 37.6180 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 53,700 36.4578 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 68,922 37.7265 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 69,137 36.7503 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 140,774 36.9255 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 150,016 37.2400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 6 37.4466 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 54 36.8100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 54 37.1400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 64 38.2600 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 71 36.8400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 82 38.1000 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 88 36.0700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 88 37.7400 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 90 36.8150 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.8200 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 100 37.9900 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.2100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.9500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 33.2900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 182 33.4356 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 200 33.3125 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 200 33.5400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 200 33.5500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 38.2200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 200 36.0500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 36.2950 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 200 35.8500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 210 37.1300 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 243 37.7399 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 35.8233 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 300 35.7333 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 300 36.8216 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 400 37.0675 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 400 37.0875 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 500 33.3020 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 700 37.1307 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 700 37.8957 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 800 37.9237 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 800 38.2231 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 800 37.9375 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 800 35.8212 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 970 37.1106 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,000 37.8150 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,000 36.9820 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 1,000 33.3134 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,077 36.9550 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,189 37.5917 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,300 37.5661 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,600 37.9531 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,600 38.0725 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,800 38.2254 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,052 37.2219 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,100 37.8513 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 2,117 38.0392 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,125 37.0228 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 2,460 33.1923 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,600 36.7512 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,850 36.8782 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,000 37.2199 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,200 37.8356 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,200 37.6905 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,300 36.4478 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,600 37.9063 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,785 37.0467 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 3,800 36.6705 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,800 38.2050 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,802 37.8764 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,089 37.9066 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,182 36.7047 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,225 37.0065 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,368 36.7114 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,500 37.8128 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,500 37.8626 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,600 37.9866 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,700 36.3736 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,280 37.0523 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,500 36.4227 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 5,800 36.9070 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,200 36.7679 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 6,214 37.5830 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 8,419 37.0314 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 15,282 35.8423 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 18,283 37.7783 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 18,632 37.0504 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 19,561 37.0127 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 22,997 37.5787 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 40,900 36.4857 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 93,300 36.8558 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 94,297 37.7052 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 130,159 36.6753 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 149,887 37.2400 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

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) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry   Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
      relates        
  Call Options Purchasing 1,100 42.5000 USD American Apr 15, 2016 0.6500 USD

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security   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   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”

(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”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   YES
Date of disclosure: Feb 23, 2016
Contact name: Andrew Hurley
Telephone number: 020 3555 3445

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 “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

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

2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

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      
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Put Options Written 600 32.5000 American Apr 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 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 100 30.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Purchased 32,400 40.0000 American Mar 18, 2016
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 -13,800 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 -17,700 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 -43,700 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 -100 35.0000 American Apr 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 -21,000 37.5000 American Jan 20, 2017
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Purchased 32,400 40.0000 American Apr 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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