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:

24 January 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:

516,111

0.08%

10,881,607

1.77%

 

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

10,407,114

1.69%

254,271

0.04%

 

(3)

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 
 
TOTAL:

10,923,225

1.78%

11,135,878

1.81%

 

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

75

2.5974 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

156

2.6000 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

166

2.5960 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

193

2.5940 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

525

2.5937 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

527

2.6020 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

774

2.5934 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,157

2.5999 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,210

2.6018 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,283

2.5970 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,645

2.6212 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,628

2.5920 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,685

2.5900 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,800

2.5840 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,397

2.5861 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,512

2.5851 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,912

2.5862 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,100

2.5870 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,682

2.5848 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,872

2.5876 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

2.5730 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,005

2.5814 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

17,279

2.5925 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

28,188

2.5989 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

69,306

2.5946 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

118,025

2.5896 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2

2.5800 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

20

2.5885 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

34

2.5981 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

98

2.5794 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

150

2.5960 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

156

2.6000 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

341

2.6160 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

448

2.5760 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

456

2.6032 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

571

2.5730 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

579

2.6020 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

582

2.5833 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

610

2.6080 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

694

2.5877 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

843

2.5825 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

964

2.5904 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,280

2.5770 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,324

2.5989 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,980

2.5935 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,162

2.5900 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,622

2.5906 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,782

2.5829 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,800

2.5840 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,325

2.5983 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,909

2.5864 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,931

2.5830 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9,168

2.5920 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9,429

2.5934 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

15,964

2.5921 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

16,808

2.5913 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

24,830

2.5878 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

30,600

2.5993 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

88,135

2.5916 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

195,150

2.5903 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

266,665

2.5909 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

2

2.5819 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5

2.5899 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

20

2.5885 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

34

2.5981 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

415

2.5807 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

456

2.6031 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

555

2.5997 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

843

2.5825 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,950

2.5919 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,895

2.5834 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,562

2.5905 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

6,998

2.5754 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,913

2.5937 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

15,101

2.5917 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26,558

2.5916 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

28,834

2.5909 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

45,236

2.5915 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

56,644

2.5920 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

83,209

2.5894 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

99,688

2.5898 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

136,476

2.5917 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Short

75

2.5973 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

237

2.5824 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

527

2.5880 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

995

2.5861 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,075

2.5986 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,210

2.6018 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,485

2.5920 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Short

14,944

2.5941 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17,261

2.5909 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

18,071

2.5877 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

41,779

2.5875 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

42,808

2.5894 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:

25 Jan 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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