Form 8.3 - Investec Plc

Form 8.3 - Investec 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)	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 PLC
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:		11 November 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 LIMITED

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	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
			Interests		Â		Short Positions		Â
Â	Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:		44,157,527		8.14%		46,224,866		8.52%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)	Derivatives (other than
	options):		2,714,816		0.50%		858,211		0.16%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)	Options and agreements to
	purchase/sell:		310,000		0.06%		105,000		0.02%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)	TOTAL:
			47,182,343		8.70%		47,188,077		8.70%

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		12		46.4300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		152		46.1600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		259		46.1000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		400		46.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		467		3.7420 GBP
ORD		Purchase		626		3.7014 GBP
ORD		Purchase		634		46.3800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		700		45.9400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		45.9200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		823		3.7237 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,000		3.6615 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,033		45.8100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,085		46.0000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,254		3.7056 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,300		3.6497 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,500		46.2100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,639		3.7155 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,000		45.8500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,469		3.6786 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,555		45.9500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,483		3.6558 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,002		3.7054 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,053		45.9600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,128		46.0800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,492		3.7236 GBP
ORD		Purchase		6,507		3.7360 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,402		45.9800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		9,000		46.3600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		9,894		3.6673 GBP
ORD		Purchase		10,389		3.6610 GBP
ORD		Purchase		12,198		3.7027 GBP
ORD		Purchase		15,369		46.6700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		18,547		3.6870 GBP
ORD		Purchase		19,851		3.7178 GBP
ORD		Purchase		24,868		46.5903 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		24,920		3.6713 GBP
ORD		Purchase		101,869		3.6697 GBP
ORD		Purchase		243,686		4.9550 GBP
ORD		Sale		76		46.2900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		351		46.4100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		372		46.4600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		376		46.5100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		650		46.2500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		700		3.7105 GBP
ORD		Sale		760		46.6700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,000		3.6210 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,077		46.7000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,168		46.2300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,218		46.4200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,251		46.2600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,292		46.1200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,614		46.4300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,698		46.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,754		46.4700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,814		46.1300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,977		46.3200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,000		3.6227 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,036		46.3300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,431		46.3600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,479		46.2800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,254		46.3900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,361		46.5700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,400		3.6958 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,782		46.4900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,807		3.6774 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,013		46.4800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,779		46.0700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		9,107		3.6798 GBP
ORD		Sale		11,789		3.6887 GBP
ORD		Sale		26,187		3.6867 GBP
ORD		Sale		103,847		3.6784 GBP
ORD		Sale		230,000		TRANSFER
ORD		Sale		243,686		4.9676 GBP

(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		1,076		46.3151 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		3,106		46.1110 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		30,457		3.6588 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		40,641		46.3479 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		53,859		3.6651 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		243,686		4.9675 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		683		3.6812 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		13,567		46.3796 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		21,810		3.6571 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		22,311		3.6733 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		24,868		46.5995 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		31,001		46.1325 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		31,454		3.6737 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		50,950		3.6560 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		243,686		4.9550 GBP

(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:	Â	14 Nov 2011
Contact name:	Â	Geoff Smith
Telephone number:	Â	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.

143221.01

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 PLC
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

Â

ORD

Put Options

Purchased

105,000

4,039.0000

American

15 Mar 2012

ORD

Put Options

Written

-105,000

4,752.0000

American

15 Mar 2012

ORD

Call Options

Purchased

105,000

5,702.0000

American

15 Mar 2012

ORD

Put Options

Purchased

50,000

4,425.0000

American

15 Dec 2011

ORD

Put Options

Purchased

50,000

4,500.0000

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.