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:    

04 February 2022

(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:

652,478

0.11%

10,147,187

1.65%

     

 

 

 

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

   

9,781,898

1.59%

327,726

0.05%

     

 

 

 

 

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options) 

 

 

 

 

  and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  TOTAL:  

10,434,376

1.70%

10,474,913

1.71%

     

 

 

 

 

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

54

2.4720 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

66

2.4750 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

75

2.4669 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

120

2.4600 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

152

2.4696 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,052

2.4880 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,932

2.4753 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,586

2.4764 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,326

2.4769 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,812

2.4704 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

22,370

2.4711 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

29,148

2.4739 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

35,172

2.4787 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

125,459

2.4665 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

130,825

2.4740 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

227,278

2.4727 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

53

2.4680 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

536

2.4560 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

586

2.4980 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,584

2.4687 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,470

2.4961 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,915

2.4689 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,281

2.4733 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,359

2.4653 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,644

2.4795 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,860

2.4819 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,440

2.4720 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,782

2.4714 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,887

2.4804 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,109

2.4640 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,918

2.4859 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

11,399

2.4737 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,058

2.4721 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

13,630

2.4697 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

16,239

2.4630 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

16,670

2.4691 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

24,802

2.4730 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

30,331

2.4741 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

30,836

2.4566 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

35,373

2.4711 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

42,647

2.4601 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

52,616

2.4777 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

171,827

2.4739 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

179,278

2.4740 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

203

2.5135 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Long

246

2.5052 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD 

Long

307

2.4817 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Long

1,390

2.4781 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Long

1,402

2.5071 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Long

2,586

2.4894 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Long

3,411

2.4783 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Long

3,998

2.4740 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Long

7,140

2.4745 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD 

Long

8,178

2.4739 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Long

19,569

2.4769 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD 

Long

169,857

2.4740 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD 

Short

2

2.4750 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

3

2.4800 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

32

2.4900 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

64

2.4749 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

75

2.4670 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

113

2.4720 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

118

2.4640 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

120

2.4600 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

2,083

2.4808 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

2,744

2.4684 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

2,744

2.4799 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

4,438

2.4739 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

4,505

2.4671 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

4,536

2.4774 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

5,276

2.4644 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD 

Short

6,718

2.4893 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

11,261

2.4744 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

11,325

2.4713 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP 

Short

17,658

2.4820 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: 7 Feb 2022      
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.

*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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