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. | |
 |  |  | |||
(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: | 3 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 | Â | Â | USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 246,110 | 0.10% | 129,407 | 0.05% | |||||||
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(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||||||
124,700 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||||
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(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||||||
and agreements to purchase/sell: | 152,400 | 0.06% | 313,600 | 0.12% | |||||||
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TOTAL: | 523,210 | 0.21% | 443,007 | 0.18% |
Class of relevant security: | Â | Â | Â | USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 162,714 | 0.03% | 8,630 | 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% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
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TOTAL: | 162,714 | 0.03% | 8,630 | 0.00% |
Class of relevant security: | Â | Â | Â | USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
 |  | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
and/or controlled: | 11,831 | 0.09% | 8,291 | 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% | |||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||
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TOTAL: | 20,066 | 0.16% | 8,291 | 0.07% |
Class of relevant security: | Â | Â | Â | USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
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% | |||||||
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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: | 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 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 38.0303 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 36.5950 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 4 | 36.5975 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 4 | 37.6400 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 7 | 36.6000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 36.5000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 36.5700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 35.4700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 35.4200 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 35.1900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 35.3900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 37.7700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 181 | 37.6068 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 35.0000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 34.9300 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 37.8000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 200 | 36.5500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 201 | 37.6250 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 36.6133 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 38.0600 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 400 | 34.6100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 458 | 36.5621 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 594 | 37.6273 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 674 | 36.6900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 700 | 36.6199 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 800 | 35.0100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 800 | 37.6528 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 941 | 37.8300 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 36.5550 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,000 | 37.5400 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,028 | 36.5551 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,200 | 37.6008 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,284 | 37.7239 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,300 | 37.7931 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,506 | 37.6762 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,535 | 35.0758 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 1,795 | 35.0335 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,888 | 36.5666 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,900 | 36.5652 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 1,900 | 36.5628 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 2,316 | 37.9064 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 2,333 | 36.6718 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Purchase | 3,205 | 34.8860 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 3,795 | 37.7062 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 3,844 | 36.7744 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 4,100 | 37.5800 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 4,207 | 37.6680 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 4,300 | 36.6591 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 4,654 | 36.5608 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 5,200 | 37.6057 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Purchase | 5,400 | 37.8494 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 5,568 | 36.6394 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 5,800 | 36.7067 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 6,100 | 37.6115 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 8,300 | 36.7098 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 12,228 | 36.6275 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 16,028 | 37.7465 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 17,706 | 37.7910 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 23,127 | 36.6413 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 32,534 | 36.6310 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Purchase | 51,940 | 37.7734 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Purchase | 280,606 | 36.5400 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1 | 37.6300 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1 | 37.6100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1 | 36.5800 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 2 | 38.0303 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 2 | 36.6000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 2 | 37.6000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 100 | 35.4200 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 100 | 37.6500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 100 | 37.7100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 100 | 38.1800 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 100 | 36.8500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 100 | 36.6500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 100 | 34.8700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 164 | 35.2756 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 171 | 35.1820 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 200 | 36.5562 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 200 | 34.9300 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 200 | 34.8500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 200 | 38.0400 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 200 | 37.7625 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 200 | 37.6250 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 200 | 37.6037 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 200 | 36.7200 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 228 | 36.5500 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 300 | 36.6733 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 300 | 35.2033 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 382 | 37.6425 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 500 | 37.8700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 600 | 35.0366 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 674 | 36.6900 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 700 | 37.5700 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 800 | 37.7200 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 800 | 35.0100 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 824 | 36.7345 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 844 | 36.5568 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,000 | 37.5400 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,100 | 36.7004 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,200 | 37.8000 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 1,373 | 37.7063 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 1,416 | 37.8991 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 2,040 | 37.7181 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 2,209 | 36.7040 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 3,300 | 36.7484 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 3,820 | 37.7392 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 4,000 | 37.5800 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 4,435 | 36.5823 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 4,500 | 36.7562 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 5,300 | 37.5951 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 5,500 | 36.6275 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 5,700 | 37.6064 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class A ordinary | Sale | 5,800 | 34.9353 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 7,200 | 36.7113 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 7,927 | 36.7517 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 LiLAC Class C ordinary | Sale | 8,841 | 37.8091 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 10,000 | 36.5623 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 63,295 | 36.6203 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Sale | 88,926 | 37.7652 USD | ||||
USD 0.01 Class C ordinary | Sale | 282,259 | 36.5400 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Â |
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 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 4, 2016 | ||
Contact name: | Pinar Coktas | ||
Telephone number: | 020 7116 11165 |
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 | 1,700 | 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 | Put Options | Written | 200 | 37.5000 | American | Apr 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 | -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 | -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 | -21,000 | 27.5000 | American | Jan 20, 2017 | |||||||
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 | 1,700 | 35.0000 | American | Apr 15, 2016 | |||||||
USD 0.01 Class A ordinary | Call Options | Written | -21,000 | 37.5000 | 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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