Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - SEVERN TRENT

Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - SEVERN TRENT

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

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)	Â	Name of exempt principal trader:	Â	BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose		SEVERN TRENT
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â
(c)		Name of the party to the offer with which exempt		Advisor to Offeror
Â		principal trader is connected		Â
(d)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		20 May 2013
(e)		Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it		NO
		today disclosing, under the Code in respect
Â		of any other party to this offer?		Â

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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	ORD
	Â			Interests			Â	Short Positions
Â		Â		Number	Â	(%)		Number	Â	(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		1,114,759		0.47%		423,974		0.18%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		423,656		0.18%		610,573		0.26%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
Â		Â		Â		Â		Â		Â
(4)		TOTAL:
				1,538,415		0.64%		1,034,547		0.43%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

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.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		23		20.6100 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,021		20.5033 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,132		20.4876 GBP
ORD		Purchase		1,784		20.5040 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,266		20.4912 GBP
ORD		Purchase		2,833		20.5204 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,092		20.5115 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,329		20.5088 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,421		20.4989 GBP
ORD		Purchase		5,519		20.4945 GBP
ORD		Purchase		5,900		20.4999 GBP
ORD		Purchase		8,208		20.4953 GBP
ORD		Purchase		16,416		20.5017 GBP
ORD		Purchase		18,924		20.5193 GBP
ORD		Purchase		75,000		20.5200 GBP
ORD		Sale		240		20.5766 GBP
ORD		Sale		442		20.4950 GBP
ORD		Sale		591		20.5600 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,214		20.5017 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,407		20.4972 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,413		20.4900 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,649		20.5200 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,906		20.5304 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,425		20.4974 GBP
ORD		Sale		3,638		20.5100 GBP
ORD		Sale		4,794		20.5099 GBP
ORD		Sale		7,093		20.5204 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		SWAP		Long		86		20.6295 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Long		208		20.4991 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		240		20.5765 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		4,406		20.5345 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		249		20.6308 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		4,421		20.4989 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		4,980		20.5029 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		5,026		20.5067 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		6,688		20.4991 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		8,816		20.5098 GBP
ORD		SWAP		Short		13,976		20.5014 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		75,000		20.5200 GBP

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(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.

Â

Number of securities to which option relates

Â

Exercise price per unit

Â

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Â

Expiry date

Â

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security

Â

Product description e.g. call option

Â

Number of securities

Â

Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security

Â

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Â

Details

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Price per unit (if applicable)

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

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.

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: 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?	Â	NO
Date of disclosure:		21 May 2013
Contact name:		Rajesh Muthanna
Telephone number:		020 3555 4634

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

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