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: 6 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:       USD 0.01 Class A ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 207,996 0.08% 87,963 0.03%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
69,900 0.03% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 134,700 0.05% 326,200 0.13%
           
 
TOTAL: 412,596 0.16% 414,163 0.16%
Class of relevant security:       USD 0.01 Class C ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 129,759 0.02% 9,102 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: 129,759 0.02% 9,102 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: 13,567 0.11% 3,435 0.03%
           
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
1,725 0.01% 0 0.00%
           
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
           
 
TOTAL: 15,292 0.12% 3,435 0.03%
Class of relevant security:       USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary            
Interests Short Positions
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 206 0.00% 14 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: 206 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:  
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 1 38.4100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1 37.4850 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2 37.4975 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 50 37.1800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 86 38.4697 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 88 37.5100 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 97 37.0400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 33.5500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 100 33.5800 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.6700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.6800 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 36.8700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 100 37.4797 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 37.9400 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 38.2900 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 38.3800 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 38.4550 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 38.4600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 100 38.4675 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 105 38.3300 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 105 38.0600 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 38.4475 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 37.9100 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 37.9450 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.9599 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 200 38.2737 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.4500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 200 36.3700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 300 38.2750 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 300 38.0166 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 300 38.4500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 300 33.7800 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 300 36.4700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 37.4866 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 300 36.9733 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 382 38.3880 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 382 38.4300 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 400 33.6725 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 400 37.4862 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 452 33.6385 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 500 37.4650 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Purchase 552 33.8434 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 600 37.9015 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 700 37.9514 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 800 38.1556 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 994 37.2927 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,000 36.9990 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,100 36.9981 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,150 37.1178 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,401 38.4371 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 1,528 36.4881 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 1,562 37.0000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,700 38.0826 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 1,900 38.4250 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,200 37.0260 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 2,434 38.0395 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 2,550 36.9233 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 3,500 37.1764 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 3,900 38.0333 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 4,521 38.1348 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 4,791 37.0026 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 4,900 37.0051 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,700 38.0003 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 5,787 38.1131 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 7,311 36.5208 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,400 37.3325 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 7,800 37.1120 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 8,300 37.3405 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 8,483 38.1686 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 8,868 36.4597 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 9,200 37.1130 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Purchase 10,800 36.4875 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Purchase 17,949 38.1687 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 22,657 37.1889 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 54,997 37.1859 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Purchase 205,464 37.4900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 3 33.5700 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 3 33.6000 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 7 36.5000 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 14 38.0728 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 26 36.3500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 77 38.4700 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 97 37.0400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 100 33.6300 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.4650 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 100 37.3100 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.5500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 100 36.5200 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 125 36.4900 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 200 36.4500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 37.4025 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 200 37.1550 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 200 38.4050 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 201 38.3801 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 252 33.8355 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 300 33.7800 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 300 33.8500 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 302 38.3802 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 314 37.8958 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 327 38.4500 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 345 37.2842 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 382 38.3880 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 382 38.4300 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 400 33.6725 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 400 38.1262 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 482 38.3863 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 500 36.8400 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 500 36.4700 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 500 38.2745 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary Sale 552 33.6280 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 569 36.4882 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 600 38.0725 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 600 36.4975 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 602 37.4601 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 745 37.3417 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 952 38.3500 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 1,000 36.4690 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,029 38.2703 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,183 37.2033 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,200 37.1205 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,337 38.3146 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,500 38.1196 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,562 37.0000 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,600 37.1481 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 1,751 37.1946 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,900 37.9346 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 1,900 38.4250 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 2,051 36.4820 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 2,236 36.9798 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 3,800 38.0331 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 4,300 37.4208 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 4,774 38.0826 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 4,800 36.4863 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 4,948 36.4444 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 5,400 36.4875 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 5,700 38.0003 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,021 37.3395 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,600 37.1921 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 6,700 37.3864 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 7,800 37.1120 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 8,514 37.1126 USD
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary Sale 9,032 36.5187 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 9,800 37.0051 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 9,839 37.2004 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 16,132 37.2488 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 17,821 37.1002 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 30,992 37.1416 USD
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Sale 31,091 38.1422 USD
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary Sale 205,636 37.4900 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 1,300 37.5000 USD American Apr 15, 2016 0.9000 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”

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: Apr 7, 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 “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 Call Options Written -44,700 40.0000 American Apr 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 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 -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 Purchased 32,400 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
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 1,300 37.5000 American May 20, 2016
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary Call Options Purchased 2,400 35.0000 American Jan 20, 2017
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 Purchased -4,200 35.0000 American Jan 20, 2017
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
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 Written -100 47.5000 American May 20, 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 Put Options Written 200 40.0000 American Apr 15, 2016
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 Call Options Written -14,900 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 Put Options Purchased -1,000 17.5000 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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