Form 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

Form 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP 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)	Full name of discloser:				Barclays PLC.
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an
	offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
	offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				30 December 2021
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				STAGECOACH GROUP 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:			5p ordinary
			Interests		Short Positions
			Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:		546,038	0.09%	9,847,851	1.60%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
			9,586,312	1.56%	244,851	0.04%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:		0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:		10,132,350	1.65%	10,092,702	1.64%

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 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		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
5p ordinary		Purchase		147		2.5160 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		234		2.5518 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		420		2.5097 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		424		2.5598 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		551		2.5397 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		562		2.5080 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		596		2.5120 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		833		2.5108 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,200		2.5244 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		1,757		2.5340 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		2,582		2.5449 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,187		2.5486 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		3,585		2.5407 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		12,124		2.5530 GBP
5p ordinary		Purchase		13,071		2.5282 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		323		2.5420 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		403		2.5184 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		666		2.5070 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		930		2.5133 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,237		2.5311 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,384		2.5390 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,574		2.5309 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,673		2.5403 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		1,682		2.5162 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,347		2.5284 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		2,604		2.5423 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		5,969		2.5414 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		7,688		2.5408 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		8,324		2.5236 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		9,056		2.5600 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		10,442		2.5445 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		74,425		2.5276 GBP
5p ordinary		Sale		80,104		2.5455 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		574	2.5153 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		830	2.5100 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,000	2.5399 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		1,237	2.5311 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		2,307	2.5176 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		2,986	2.5117 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		3,031	2.5398 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		3,315	2.5600 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		8,992	2.5208 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		10,709	2.5141 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		11,774	2.5334 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		15,986	2.5403 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Long		22,125	2.5597 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		32,111	2.5547 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Long		74,425	2.5276 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		185	2.5195 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		366	2.5500 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		678	2.5191 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		916	2.5507 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,097	2.5154 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,337	2.5097 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		1,593	2.5600 GBP
5p ordinary		CFD		Short		4,867	2.5456 GBP
5p ordinary		SWAP		Short		10,805	2.5256 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 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?				NO
Date of disclosure:				31 Dec 2021
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].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit.

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

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