Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - London Stock Exchange G...

Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - London Stock Exchange Group plc

BARCLAYS PLC

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (“RI”) STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Name of exempt principal trader:	BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC
Â	relevant securities this form relates:
(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt	LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC
Â	principal trader is connected
(d)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:	23 September 2019
(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principalÂ	YES:
Â	trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?	HONG KONG EXCHANGES & CLEARING LTD
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2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

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(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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:		6 79/86 p ordinary	Â	Â
Â		Interests		Short Positions
Â		Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned	Â	Â	Â	Â
	and/or controlled:	2,408,951	0.69%	1,802,499	0.52%
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(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:	Â	Â	Â	Â
	Â	437,725	0.13%	1,574,636	0.45%
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(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
	and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
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	TOTAL:	2,846,676	0.81%	3,377,135	0.97%
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), 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 employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Purchase/sale	Total number of	Highest price per unit	Lowest price per unit
security	Â	securities	paid/received	paid/received
6 79/86 p ordinary	Purchase	23,799	73.2600   GBP	72.26   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	Sale	83,361	73.1400   GBP	72.26   GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number of	Price per
relevant	description	Â	reference	unit
security	Â	Â	securities	Â
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Long	136	72.6639   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Long	1,946	72.8336   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Long	6,865	72.7781   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Long	13,610	72.6719   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  CFD Â	Long	30,146	73.0600   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  CFD Â	Short	9	72.8344   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Short	36	72.4600   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  CFD Â	Short	102	72.8060   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Short	148	73.0600   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Short	280	72.6676   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  CFD Â	Short	291	72.7842   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Short	379	72.5810   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  CFD Â	Short	524	73.0724   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  CFD Â	Short	613	72.8341   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Short	1,146	72.7997   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Short	1,753	72.7214   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  CFD Â	Short	2,114	72.8487   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  CFD Â	Short	2,590	72.7760   GBP
6 79/86 p ordinary	  SWAP Â	Short	10,113	72.8154   GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
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(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
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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 exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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”

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(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	NO
Date of disclosure:	24 Sep 2019
Contact name:	Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:	020 3134 7213

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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