Form 8.3 - MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

Form 8.3 - MELROSE INDUSTRIES 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)	Â	Full name of discloser:	Â	Barclays PLC.
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(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		MELROSE INDUSTRIES 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:		17 January 2018
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making		YES:
Â		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?		GKN PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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.

(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	48/7p ordinary	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		20,005,122		1.03%		41,554,014		2.14%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				39,321,499		2.03%		8,183,889		0.42%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:		59,326,621		3.06%		49,737,903		2.56%

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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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.

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

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		582		2.3083 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		969		2.3550 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		2,740		2.3501 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,478		2.3250 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		3,853		2.3268 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		4,792		2.3049 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		5,739		2.3303 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,676		2.3365 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		7,700		2.3366 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		13,002		2.3169 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		14,497		2.3104 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		17,813		2.3166 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		18,206		2.3352 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		18,506		2.3214 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		26,057		2.3223 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		34,750		2.3193 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		40,586		2.3276 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		48,033		2.3178 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		48,153		2.3152 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		48,443		2.3476 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		48,515		2.3346 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		64,187		2.3242 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		80,401		2.3109 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		96,572		2.3192 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		134,901		2.3277 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		156,989		2.3217 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		223,875		2.3184 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		294,774		2.3403 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		309,647		2.3265 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		446,952		2.3266 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		512,105		2.3500 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Purchase		829,981		2.3256 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		110		2.3119 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		212		2.3330 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		441		2.3234 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,358		2.3554 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		1,850		2.3095 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		2,516		2.3059 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		5,167		2.3172 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		8,276		2.3126 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		8,556		2.3113 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		15,353		2.3200 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		38,622		2.3210 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		39,829		2.3371 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		47,407		2.3497 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		98,062		2.3348 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		141,868		2.3500 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		155,244		2.3222 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		446,144		2.3441 GBP
48/7p ordinary		Sale		756,824		2.3248 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,100		2.3162 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Long		11,392		2.3381 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		22,872		2.3320 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		24,513		2.3093 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		140,340		2.3500 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		368,935		2.3143 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Long		481,256		2.3321 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1		2.3309 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3		2.3066 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3		2.3233 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5		2.3276 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		6		2.3211 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		12		2.3102 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		19		2.3185 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		32		2.3157 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		75		2.3199 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		3,037		2.3173 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,037		2.3173 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,068		2.3355 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,300		2.3502 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,305		2.3128 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,790		2.3176 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		3,981		2.3388 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,649		2.3482 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		5,739		2.3303 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		6,069		2.3356 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		6,498		2.3127 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		7,379		2.3339 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		7,700		2.3366 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		9,069		2.3349 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		9,170		2.3213 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		9,187		2.3225 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		9,335		2.3214 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		10,812		2.3122 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		17,712		2.3190 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		19,960		2.3272 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		20,621		2.3280 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		23,457		2.3090 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		26,054		2.3223 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		33,594		2.3191 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		42,344		2.3327 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		52,922		2.3476 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		64,181		2.3242 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		66,838		2.3192 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		80,401		2.3109 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		102,889		2.3239 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		107,307		2.3187 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		108,855		2.3182 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		112,832		2.3148 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		126,811		2.3500 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		195,485		2.3196 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		222,758		2.3263 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		224,119		2.3269 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		270,290		2.3501 GBP
48/7p ordinary		CFD		Short		309,647		2.3265 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP		Short		385,742		2.3160 GBP
48/7p ordinary		SWAP Expires 15/01/2019		Short		800,000		2.3283 GBP

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

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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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 person 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 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	NO
Date of disclosure:		18 Jan 2018
Contact name:		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:		020 7773 0635

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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