Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE G...

Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC - Amendment

BARCLAYS PLC

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Amendment to Sales

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
relevant securities this form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC
principal trader is connected
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 25 September 2019
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

YES:

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? HONG KONG EXCHANGES & CLEARING LTD
 
 

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
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled:

2,374,443

0.68%

1,757,333

0.50%

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

424,050

0.12%

1,571,545

0.45%

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 
 
TOTAL:

2,798,493

0.80%

3,328,878

0.95%

 

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:

 

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

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 securities paid/received paid/received

6 79/86 p ordinary

Purchase

80,142

72.5400 GBP

72.12 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

Sale

56,485

72.8945 GBP

71.9697 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1

72.5900 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Long

5

72.4060 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Long

100

72.8945 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Long

138

72.0459 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Long

278

72.4968 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Long

1,235

72.3422 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,459

72.2354 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,532

72.3400 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,899

72.7682 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,109

72.1949 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,263

72.5344 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Long

3,640

72.4468 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Long

27,815

72.4273 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1

72.2672 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Short

4

72.3975 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Short

40

72.4200 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Short

121

72.9658 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Short

166

72.4862 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Short

274

72.1769 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Short

544

72.2596 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Short

565

72.5709 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Short

713

72.3977 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,115

72.3870 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,394

72.4448 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,304

72.2768 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,957

72.3986 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,678

72.4543 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

CFD

Short

14,059

72.2750 GBP

6 79/86 p ordinary

SWAP

Short

29,157

72.5182 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

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”

 

None

 

(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”

 

None

 

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

30 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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

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