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)	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 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:		4 August 2011
(f)		Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are		YES:
		they today disclosing, under the Code in respect		EVOLUTION GROUP PLC
		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	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests		Â		Short Positions		Â
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		30,291,000		5.58%		31,902,884		5.88%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		4,708,208		0.87%		4,901,304		0.90%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		1,072,000		0.20%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)		TOTAL:
				36,071,208		6.65%		36,804,188		6.79%

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		13		49.8700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		160		50.4500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		165		91.0591 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		196		50.2200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		281		4.3760 GBP
ORD		Purchase		373		50.2500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		396		4.3724 GBP
ORD		Purchase		405		50.2400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		413		48.5000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		413		48.9200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		413		48.9800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		413		49.5800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		490		50.2300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		500		48.9000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		533		50.0000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		546		49.2100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		572		4.5390 GBP
ORD		Purchase		584		49.2800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		600		50.2800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		700		49.4800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		700		49.9600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		713		49.9900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		719		49.8100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		733		49.3200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		737		49.2700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		744		49.4100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		779		49.0900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		49.3400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		49.4500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		904		48.9900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		913		48.5300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		987		48.9400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		999		49.3900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,000		49.4600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,000		49.6100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,025		50.3100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,033		49.8600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,033		49.9500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,033		50.0100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,033		50.3200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,037		48.7400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,067		49.2500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,095		49.4300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,096		48.6900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,100		48.9700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,103		49.3100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,115		49.1800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,200		49.7500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,209		49.8800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,212		48.6800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,213		49.0700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,243		48.7300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,265		49.2300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,366		48.8900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,493		49.3500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,511		49.2600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,596		49.7200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,641		49.1600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,647		49.8200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,660		49.1200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,773		49.5400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,780		48.5500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,813		49.1700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,832		49.9100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,869		49.2200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,890		50.4300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,900		48.9600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,931		48.9100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,961		49.1500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,996		49.4200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,023		48.5600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,034		49.9000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,113		48.5800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,135		48.8500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,166		49.8400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,213		49.8000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,222		48.6000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,283		48.9300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,305		49.0000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,329		49.5300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,338		49.7800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,484		49.0500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,484		49.3700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,540		49.4700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,541		49.2400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,563		49.3800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,765		49.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,980		49.1300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,989		49.3000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,992		48.5700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,000		49.7400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,092		50.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,319		48.8300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,337		4.3730 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,476		50.0600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,557		49.5000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,577		49.5900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,819		49.5100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,867		49.8900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,899		49.5600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,952		49.5700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,970		49.5500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,000		48.8600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,212		49.0100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,313		49.6200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,697		49.2900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,978		49.7700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,000		48.8700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,029		49.5200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,503		48.8400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,525		49.1100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,800		48.7600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,952		48.8800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,400		49.6800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,606		48.9500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,714		49.8300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		7,220		49.1400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		7,782		49.0200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,367		49.4000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,512		49.2000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,933		4.4502 GBP
ORD		Purchase		8,978		4.3667 GBP
ORD		Purchase		9,016		4.4950 GBP
ORD		Purchase		9,962		48.8200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		10,000		49.0600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		10,317		4.4350 GBP
ORD		Purchase		10,817		4.3945 GBP
ORD		Purchase		10,976		4.4506 GBP
ORD		Purchase		11,876		49.1000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		22,898		49.6000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		25,792		4.4380 GBP
ORD		Purchase		28,182		4.4046 GBP
ORD		Purchase		29,674		49.6500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		48,630		48.1000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		48,715		4.4118 GBP
ORD		Purchase		70,927		4.4089 GBP
ORD		Sale		33		50.3800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		54		49.0900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		124		4.3693 GBP
ORD		Sale		172		49.5700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		173		50.4500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		174		49.9700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		282		49.4300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		413		49.3500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		437		49.0700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		500		50.2200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		500		50.4100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		500		50.4600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		644		49.4100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		646		50.0400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		700		49.8200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		700		49.9300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		733		49.3200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		833		48.6200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		963		49.5500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		965		49.7500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,031		50.1200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,033		49.4600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,033		49.7200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,033		49.8300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,033		49.8600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,033		49.9500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,033		50.3100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,033		50.3200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,034		50.2300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,036		50.2400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,067		49.2500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,082		49.7600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,090		49.1000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,100		49.2800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,175		49.3900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,221		49.1100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,254		48.6100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,256		49.1500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,267		49.6100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,274		48.5600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,297		49.1700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,390		49.1400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,526		49.7000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,580		49.9400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,700		50.3900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,733		50.2800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,782		49.8800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,795		50.1900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,066		49.2700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,075		49.5100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,084		49.5600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,120		49.6500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,133		50.3700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,355		49.6400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,360		49.2400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,566		49.9100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,619		50.0000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,853		49.1300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,927		4.3690 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,000		4.4670 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,030		49.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,122		49.3800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,196		48.9800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,255		50.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,300		49.4800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,500		49.3400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		49.5200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		49.5900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		50.0700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,009		48.9032 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,009		50.1021 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,397		49.2000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,399		48.1000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,806		49.3000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,846		48.9900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,246		49.4900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,268		4.3720 GBP
ORD		Sale		11,857		49.5000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,884		49.6000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		16,497		49.4500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		17,509		4.4305 GBP
ORD		Sale		38,915		4.4285 GBP
ORD		Sale		68,754		4.4259 GBP
ORD		Sale		134,922		4.3953 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		13		50.4338 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		646		50.0199 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		742		50.1699 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		748		49.8600 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		1,890		49.6495 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		3,000		49.8920 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		6,494		49.8086 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		9,817		4.3999 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		22,508		4.3843 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		22,940		4.4082 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		26,209		49.5070 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		66,521		4.4019 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		76,855		49.4660 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		177,407		4.4065 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		349,826		49.2361 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		165		91.0772 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		831		4.4109 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		1,242		4.5386 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		3,168		4.4449 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		12,214		48.4760 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		12,749		48.1192 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		19,178		4.4317 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		20,757		49.1614 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		24,759		49.3241 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		27,491		48.8194 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		64,634		4.4027 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		82,169		49.2018 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		116,597		49.5200 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		169,522		49.4173 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		171,768		4.4077 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 Â

Date of disclosure:	Â	5 Aug 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.

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

100,000

5,200.0000

American

15 Sep 2011

ORD

Call Options

Purchased

972,000

5,800.0000

American

15 Sep 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.