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:		7 October 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:		44,366,028		8.18%		46,431,567		8.56%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)	Derivatives (other than
	options):		6,094,596		1.12%		5,569,316		1.03%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)	Options and agreements to
	purchase/sell:		50,000		0.01%		0		0.00%
Â	Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)	TOTAL:
			50,510,624		9.31%		52,000,883		9.59%

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		21		43.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		750		43.6700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		43.8200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		900		44.2300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		910		44.3200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		931		43.7700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,000		44.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,032		43.8400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,111		43.8800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,190		43.7300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,203		3.5725 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,206		3.5794 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,229		43.5300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,238		43.1600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,390		43.6600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,444		43.4800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,472		3.5705 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,500		43.4700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,021		44.1200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,211		3.5734 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,261		43.9600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,316		44.0600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,397		43.7500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,574		3.5891 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,801		43.6100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,086		43.6400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,095		43.2700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,594		43.6500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,719		44.0400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,944		44.1500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,963		43.7100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,000		43.9200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,310		43.6900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,532		44.0000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,780		44.0500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,945		43.7600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,000		3.5652 GBP
ORD		Purchase		5,062		43.7900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,100		44.1800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,779		44.2100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,808		44.0700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,000		43.7200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,000		44.2200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,416		43.7400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,500		43.8500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		7,560		43.7000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		7,675		43.5900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,097		44.0800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,710		44.1300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		9,179		44.1600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		10,214		44.1100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		11,691		44.0900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		12,814		3.5764 GBP
ORD		Purchase		12,960		3.5433 GBP
ORD		Purchase		13,151		44.1400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		13,189		44.0300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		14,094		44.1000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		16,491		44.2000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		18,273		44.1700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		21,777		3.5744 GBP
ORD		Purchase		29,850		3.5524 GBP
ORD		Purchase		33,857		3.5687 GBP
ORD		Purchase		41,705		43.7800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		42,735		44.0636 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		45,878		3.5685 GBP
ORD		Purchase		49,514		3.5770 GBP
ORD		Purchase		49,533		3.5690 GBP
ORD		Purchase		69,688		43.8000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		131,666		43.9407 ZAR
ORD		Sale		230		43.4800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		273		43.9000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		315		44.2500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		322		44.2400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		400		3.5230 GBP
ORD		Sale		400		43.9300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		400		44.0100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		411		44.3100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		443		3.5889 GBP
ORD		Sale		543		3.5730 GBP
ORD		Sale		576		43.7100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		600		3.5800 GBP
ORD		Sale		623		44.0200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		765		43.8800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		836		43.5200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		941		44.2300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		956		3.5874 GBP
ORD		Sale		989		43.5900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,000		43.4700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,004		44.2000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,014		43.5400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,040		43.6400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,161		43.8300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,161		44.0400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,198		3.5364 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,229		43.5300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,361		43.7600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,443		44.1900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,957		43.9100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,322		43.7500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,322		43.8700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,549		44.1400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,039		44.1500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,310		44.2200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,446		43.6900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,489		44.0700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,594		43.6500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,915		3.5845 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,000		43.7200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,171		44.0000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,280		43.7900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,780		44.0500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,829		43.7300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,464		44.1600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,515		3.5596 GBP
ORD		Sale		6,249		44.1000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,631		44.1700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		9,049		44.2100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,271		44.1100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,382		44.1300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		12,519		44.0300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		17,496		3.5823 GBP
ORD		Sale		18,732		3.5601 GBP
ORD		Sale		20,756		3.6070 GBP
ORD		Sale		22,650		3.5624 GBP
ORD		Sale		27,049		3.5581 GBP
ORD		Sale		34,040		43.7800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		49,533		3.5690 GBP
ORD		Sale		180,903		3.5663 GBP
ORD		Sale		316,419		3.5612 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		1,198		3.5364 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		1,500		43.9859 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		1,968		43.7806 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		3,723		43.9134 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		6,724		44.0886 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		9,221		44.0634 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		17,788		3.5663 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		22,862		3.5335 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		23,306		43.7144 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		28,024		3.5651 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		354,660		3.5627 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		468,098		43.9402 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		722		3.5712 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		4,000		43.7539 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		16,610		43.7238 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		25,572		43.7940 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		29,105		3.5753 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		46,442		43.8703 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		67,256		43.9287 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		131,666		43.9493 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		222,994		43.9769 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	10 Oct 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

50,000

4,425.0000

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.