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:		8 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	ORD
			Interests	Â	Â	Â	Short Positions	Â	Â
Â	Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:		31,723,638		5.85%		33,360,006		6.15%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)	Derivatives (other than
	options):		5,675,213		1.05%		5,766,096		1.06%
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:
			38,470,851		7.09%		39,126,102		7.21%

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		45		47.8900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		89		46.7100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		100		47.6400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		173		47.7800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		326		46.5700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		351		47.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		400		47.0400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		400		47.5200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		400		47.8400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		413		46.5800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		413		46.8200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		426		47.4500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		432		47.4700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		463		48.2900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		500		46.6600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		500		47.4400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		500		47.5000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		503		47.3200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		543		46.5900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		554		48.4100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		600		46.7600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		600		47.7100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		700		47.6200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		713		48.3800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		746		47.5600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		789		48.5000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		47.6800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		827		47.8300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		837		47.1700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		877		46.8300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		895		47.7200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		900		46.6500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		922		47.2300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		927		47.6000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		950		47.9500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		957		46.8500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,000		46.7800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,000		47.2600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,033		47.0700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,033		47.5400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,049		46.7700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,068		46.9700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,080		48.2800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,112		47.6600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,196		47.2700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,211		46.8000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,247		46.8100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,300		47.3600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,400		46.9500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,509		47.6900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,519		47.3800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,527		47.4000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,537		48.3000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,546		47.8100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,653		47.6300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,755		46.8900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,838		46.8700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,006		46.8800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,076		46.8600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,091		48.3200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,171		47.4300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,386		47.2000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,431		47.2500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,480		47.4200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,610		46.5400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,742		47.2800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,801		47.2100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,906		47.7400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,958		46.7500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,152		4.0601 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,198		4.0622 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,200		47.5800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,223		46.7000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,591		47.0900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,713		47.4600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,868		47.0800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,083		47.2200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,085		47.3300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,250		47.0100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,520		47.5700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,200		47.2400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,524		4.2042 GBP
ORD		Purchase		6,225		47.4100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,427		46.6100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,456		47.5300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,578		47.5100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,879		47.3100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		7,176		47.3500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		7,706		4.2066 GBP
ORD		Purchase		7,735		47.3900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		7,941		4.0556 GBP
ORD		Purchase		8,061		48.0400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		9,518		47.3000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		9,988		47.7500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		10,314		47.2900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		13,998		47.0000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		15,764		4.2095 GBP
ORD		Purchase		16,411		4.2153 GBP
ORD		Purchase		26,408		4.0507 GBP
ORD		Purchase		91,138		46.5000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		91,474		4.1257 GBP
ORD		Purchase		99,282		4.1366 GBP
ORD		Purchase		257,600		4.1198 GBP
ORD		Sale		39		47.1300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		45		47.8900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		169		47.6500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		243		48.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		260		46.6600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		300		47.5700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		400		46.7800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		500		47.5900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		556		4.1153 GBP
ORD		Sale		600		46.5900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		600		46.7600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		600		46.8700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		622		46.8100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		700		47.8100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		700		47.8300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		780		47.9400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		827		47.5800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		849		4.1364 GBP
ORD		Sale		900		47.7900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		900		48.5000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		924		46.7100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,000		47.7300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,080		46.6500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,080		48.2800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,090		47.5600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,100		47.7400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,328		47.6100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,343		48.2900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,344		47.6300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,498		46.5700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,571		48.0400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,783		47.9200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,809		48.3800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,033		47.3600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,526		46.8200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,699		47.0700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,699		47.2300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,757		47.8400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,890		47.8500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,952		47.5100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,961		47.7500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,035		47.7700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,067		4.1035 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,108		47.4600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,460		47.8600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,500		47.8000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,567		47.7800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,851		47.6000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,942		47.2700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		46.6100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		46.6900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		46.7300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		46.7900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		46.8600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		47.0900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,070		47.4900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,381		47.1900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,429		46.8300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,534		46.8000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,738		4.0985 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,855		47.3800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,867		47.6900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,874		47.4400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,935		47.3200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,980		47.4700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,000		47.3400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,013		47.3700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,177		47.0800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,250		47.6800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,291		46.8500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,299		47.1000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,300		4.1572 GBP
ORD		Sale		6,000		47.1500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,497		47.2800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,530		47.6600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,551		47.3900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,060		47.6700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,063		47.2200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,115		47.1700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,170		46.5000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,500		47.4500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,650		47.1800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,656		47.4200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,663		47.2600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,800		47.5200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		8,000		47.0100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		8,408		47.7200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		8,691		47.2400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,667		47.2500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,003		47.4800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,492		47.4300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,651		47.2900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,712		46.7400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		12,357		47.3100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		12,421		47.5500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		12,925		46.9900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		13,000		47.2100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		13,677		47.2000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		14,883		4.0860 GBP
ORD		Sale		15,202		47.4100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		16,789		47.3300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		17,099		47.7000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		17,503		4.1498 GBP
ORD		Sale		20,588		46.7000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		20,826		4.1567 GBP
ORD		Sale		21,346		46.7500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		22,788		4.1192 GBP
ORD		Sale		23,176		47.5300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		23,766		47.3000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		26,483		47.0000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		34,584		47.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		34,900		46.9000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		35,549		4.1333 GBP
ORD		Sale		43,759		4.0905 GBP
ORD		Sale		53,640		47.3500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		56,479		4.1407 GBP
ORD		Sale		63,865		4.1189 GBP
ORD		Sale		81,484		47.5000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		85,662		4.1213 GBP
ORD		Sale		237,090		47.2537 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		244		46.7950 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		556		4.1153 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		630		4.0627 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		849		4.1363 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		4,418		4.1435 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		5,169		4.1853 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		6,211		47.4636 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		9,279		47.5314 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		9,387		47.5349 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		15,783		47.5008 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		88,629		4.1451 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		114,273		4.1461 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		237,090		47.2442 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		237,655		47.2833 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		291,903		47.0868 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		482,689		47.2493 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		278		47.5289 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		400		47.8553 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		432		47.4889 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		550		47.4789 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		640		47.2288 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		672		47.3689 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		691		47.2589 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		700		47.5290 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		705		47.3289 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		731		46.9087 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		746		47.5790 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		846		47.8291 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		855		47.3989 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		889		47.4389 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		895		47.7390 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		4,976		4.2448 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		11,064		47.2878 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		17,052		47.0335 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		18,634		47.0868 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		23,728		46.5888 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		40,070		46.5185 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		51,930		47.0138 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		66,900		4.1132 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		119,395		47.3709 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		738,370		4.1232 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		998,338		47.2680 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:	Â	9 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.

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

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.