Form 8.3 - INVESTEC LIMITED

Form 8.3 - INVESTEC LIMITED

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)	Â	Identity of the person whose positions/dealings	Â	Barclays PLC.
Â		are being disclosed:		Â
(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
Â		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		INVESTEC LIMITED
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(d)		If an exempt fund manager connected with an
		offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â		offeror/offeree:		Â
(e)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		5 August 2011
(f)		Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are		YES:
		they today disclosing, under the Code in respect		EVOLUTION GROUP PLC
Â		of any other party to this offer?		INVESTEC PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(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	ORD
	Â			Interests	Â	Â	Â	Short Positions	Â	Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		1,229,206		0.45%		1,269,262		0.46%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		97,568		0.04%		173,045		0.06%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		467,200		0.17%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
		TOTAL:
				1,793,974		0.65%		1,442,307		0.52%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

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.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		1		48.1500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		29		48.5300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		49		47.7800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		79		47.6900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		91		47.2800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		100		46.9000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		100		47.4000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		100		47.9000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		124		47.1600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		161		47.2600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		163		48.2300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		200		46.6100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		200		46.8000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		200		46.8400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		200		47.0600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		200		47.0800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		209		47.1300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		209		47.9600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		209		48.2100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		257		48.3600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		279		48.8500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		288		47.4400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		300		46.7000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		300		46.8500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		300		47.0000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		300		47.1400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		300		47.3100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		391		48.5500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		400		47.0200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		400		47.5600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		400		48.4100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		403		47.5900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		418		47.5400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		418		47.7100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		434		48.7000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		440		47.8000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		455		47.5100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		458		47.4900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		471		48.1800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		474		47.5500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		491		48.3700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		500		47.0700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		500		47.2200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		500		47.4100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		520		47.5200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		535		48.2500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		600		47.3900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		601		47.6500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		627		47.2500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		628		47.3400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		636		46.9900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		636		47.9400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		757		47.8200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		788		48.6200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		48.3400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		818		47.2100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		871		47.5700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		940		48.2400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		951		47.9800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		955		48.5900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,094		47.3600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,100		46.8600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,137		48.3500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,203		48.5400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,300		47.6400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,432		47.7000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,441		47.3700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,482		47.4700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,000		48.0000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,169		47.5800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,221		47.7400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,253		48.2000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,714		48.0100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,166		47.2400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,292		47.1500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,418		47.0400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,472		47.0300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,738		47.2000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,798		47.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,819		47.6800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,155		47.5000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		14,446		48.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		8		48.5200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		14		48.8100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		56		47.3000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		82		47.7900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		100		47.9600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		192		47.3700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		194		48.0000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		291		48.2600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		400		48.4100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		413		48.2000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		419		47.6900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		480		47.5700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		500		48.2500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		584		47.5200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		614		47.6100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		625		47.4800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		659		47.4400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		725		48.4800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		893		48.3200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		919		48.5900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		999		48.2300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,000		47.5400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,000		48.8000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,092		48.0500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,165		48.5000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,291		47.5100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,361		48.6500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,484		48.4900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,788		47.7700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,794		47.2900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,812		48.2700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,836		48.2200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,173		48.3900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,227		48.1000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,500		47.8400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,835		48.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,986		47.3800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,014		47.3200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,014		47.6800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,203		46.8200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,203		46.9900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,203		48.3000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,203		48.6300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,302		47.5800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,000		48.0100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,188		48.3100 ZAR

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		CFD		Long		173		48.4815 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		725		48.4644 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		1,899		48.5572 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		22,027		48.1470 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		37,157		47.7125 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		81,689		47.6167 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		87		47.7290 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		209		47.9791 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		279		48.8695 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		391		48.5694 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		434		48.7194 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		474		47.5690 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		520		47.5390 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		535		48.2693 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		558		47.7591 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		610		48.0291 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		618		47.4021 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		2,000		48.0153 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		5,509		47.1600 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		6,292		47.2366 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		9,236		47.2262 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		11,493		47.9624 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		42,444		47.6695 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		61,981		47.9067 ZAR

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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.

Â

Expiry date

Â

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security

Â

Product description e.g. call option

Â

Number of securities

Â

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Â

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Â

Details

Â

Price per unit (if applicable)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

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: 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:		8 Aug 2011
Contact name:		Geoff Smith
Telephone number:		020 7116 2913

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 [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE 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	Â	Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:		Â
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		INVESTEC LIMITED
relevant securities this from relates:		Â

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

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

Â

Â

Â

relates

Â

Â

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ORD

Call Options

Purchased

467,200

6,956.0000

American

15 Dec 2011

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 contracts for differences (“CFDs”) or spread bets.

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 dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.