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 are being disclosed:	Â	BARCLAYS PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient	Â	Â
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Â	INVESTEC PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	Â	Â
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:	Â	13 September 2011
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?	Â	YES: EVOLUTION GROUP PLC INVESTEC LIMITED Â

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				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		43,009,604		7.93%		45,163,256		8.33%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		7,767,541		1.43%		7,447,059		1.37%
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:
				51,849,145		9.56%		52,610,315		9.70%

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		171		47.0500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		193		46.7400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		200		47.1800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		210		47.5300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		239		46.5500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		300		46.8400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		300		46.8800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		300		47.0400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		300		47.7500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		345		47.1400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		413		46.5100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		462		47.4600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		489		47.5700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		500		46.9700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		500		47.1300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		539		47.0200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		600		46.5700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		600		46.6300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		600		47.1700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		661		46.6000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		700		46.9600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		700		47.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		700		47.6000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		729		47.2000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		46.7700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		46.8000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		47.0600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		47.1000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		47.2700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		845		46.8200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		900		46.7200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		900		46.9800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		900		47.2800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		900		47.4300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		900		47.4400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		900		47.5200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		908		46.8100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,000		46.5600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,000		47.3300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,008		47.3700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,040		46.6600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,222		46.8300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,300		46.9300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,300		46.9500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,300		47.3900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,305		47.6500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,328		47.2300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,394		46.8700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,400		47.2600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,400		47.6300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,600		47.1600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,681		47.4200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,757		47.4700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,766		46.5200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,833		46.7500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,867		46.6400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,955		47.4800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,986		46.7800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,990		46.5900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,066		46.4700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,078		46.5300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,111		46.8600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,187		47.4100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,205		46.6200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,413		46.6900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,500		47.4000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,530		46.5000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,798		47.3400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,034		47.3600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,579		47.3500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,217		47.3800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,315		46.6500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,950		47.4500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,590		47.4900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,591		46.6100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		7,515		47.5600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		13,602		47.3000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		16,523		4.0880 GBP
ORD		Purchase		22,813		47.2500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		28,066		4.0219 GBP
ORD		Purchase		83,585		4.0494 GBP
ORD		Purchase		135,802		4.0574 GBP
ORD		Purchase		200,179		4.0546 GBP
ORD		Purchase		682,699		4.0506 GBP
ORD		Sale		1		47.8500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		59		47.2900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		140		46.4700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		181		47.6400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		270		47.2400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		427		47.1800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		500		47.2300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		600		46.6600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		610		47.2100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		667		47.2200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		833		47.2600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		862		47.6100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		954		46.9600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,000		47.0900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,000		47.3000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,033		46.6200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,064		46.9400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,371		4.0840 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,413		47.6800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,418		47.0600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,470		47.1000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,494		46.7500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,627		47.6500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,814		46.8100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,955		47.1200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,987		47.0400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,990		47.1100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,992		47.6300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,000		46.8700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,025		47.1300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,067		47.0500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,098		47.5700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,448		47.1500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,458		47.8300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,465		47.2700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,516		47.3100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,599		47.5400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,789		46.5600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,814		47.0200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,974		3.9827 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,055		46.6100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,156		46.7700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,300		4.0380 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,473		46.6900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,526		46.6300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,580		46.8900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,612		47.5800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,781		47.6200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,903		46.7300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,909		46.9000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		46.5200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		46.5700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		47.0800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,108		46.7200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,217		47.1700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,228		46.9800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,271		4.0400 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,313		46.5500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,313		46.9300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,375		46.8300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,386		46.5000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,440		47.6700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,495		47.4800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,687		4.0789 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,739		47.5900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,846		47.2800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,030		47.5500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,164		47.4500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,184		46.6800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,479		4.0348 GBP
ORD		Sale		5,703		46.7000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,735		46.6400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,054		46.9700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,297		47.1400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,471		47.2500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,569		47.0100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,696		3.9976 GBP
ORD		Sale		6,796		47.0300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,964		47.3900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,001		47.1600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,011		46.9100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,309		46.8000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,621		46.4600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,648		46.8500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,820		46.5900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		8,762		47.3300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		9,640		46.6500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		9,910		46.9900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,381		46.8800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,468		47.6000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,684		47.4200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,694		47.5200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,268		46.8400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,633		47.5600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,759		3.9930 GBP
ORD		Sale		12,032		47.5000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		12,790		47.5100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		13,014		4.0836 GBP
ORD		Sale		13,734		46.6000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		14,021		47.2000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		15,621		47.4700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		16,212		47.3700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		16,334		47.3400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		18,786		47.5300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		20,501		47.4300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		20,830		47.3800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		21,259		46.9500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		21,709		47.3500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		24,301		47.4100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		24,870		4.0124 GBP
ORD		Sale		25,428		47.0000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		26,017		47.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		27,028		4.0800 GBP
ORD		Sale		27,925		47.4600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		28,582		47.4400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		32,822		4.0210 GBP
ORD		Sale		39,283		47.3600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		50,785		47.4900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		146,719		47.2570 ZAR
ORD		Sale		270,688		4.0345 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		600		46.6450 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		637		3.9887 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		7,578		46.9565 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		18,424		4.0599 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		30,862		4.0392 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		55,670		4.0076 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		71,908		4.0285 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		113,794		4.0377 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		124,189		47.1392 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		146,719		47.2475 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		756,665		47.2131 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		429		47.2687 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		724		46.7982 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		4,416		4.0495 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		7,578		47.3442 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		20,975		4.0629 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		25,943		47.1179 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		27,488		4.0516 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		31,367		47.0993 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		58,148		47.1381 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		71,930		4.0300 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		911,562		47.2177 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		924,221		4.0526 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:		14 Sep 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 person whose open positions are being disclosed:	Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	INVESTEC PLC

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

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.